The union territory also heads the list of Indian states and territories according to the Human Development Index. Prof Kiran Joshi, former faculty member of the Chandigarh College of Architecture and Dean Chitkara University School of Planning and Architecture, said. Secretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed government building built in 1953, located inside the Chandigarh Capitol Complex which comprises three buildings and three monuments: the Secretariat building, Legislative Assembly building and High Court building, Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill and Tower of Shadows. Accredited by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2016, this outstanding architectural work by Le Corbusier houses the Punjab and Haryana High Court, along with monuments like The Open Hand, Martyrs’ Memorial, Geometric Hill, and Tower of Shadow. ... Geometric hill rises from the shadows. WHATEVER PERSPECTIVE SPLENDID BACK DROP OF THE RIDGES SYMBOLIC HEAD OF THE … After last week s column on Martyrs Memorial,it is imperative to mention the Geometric Hill. One of the four monuments that took shape at the Capital Complex, it was supposed to be a part of the Monument of Solar Hours that had to comprise an artificial hill,geometric in form,along with Le Corbusier s diagram of the daily balance of light and darkness that rules men s creativity . While the hill was made, the other part of the drawing was never completed." It is spread over an area of around 100 acres and is a prime manifestation of Chandigarh's architecture. This hill is located in the sector 1 is a prime manifestation of Chandigarh's architecture. ALBET MAYOR Superimposed planning in accordance to existing contours of the … Accredited by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2016, this outstanding architectural work by Le Corbusier houses the Punjab and Haryana High Court, along with monuments like The Open Hand, Martyrs’ Memorial, Geometric Hill, and Tower of Shadow. It depicts the symbol of the 24 hour solar cycle with the help of an opaque mass that was meant to have been inscribed with a large sine curve. The Oberoi Sukhvilas is situated on the edge of the Siswan Forest Range, in truly tranquil environs that are still only thirty minutes from Chandigarh city centre and forty five minutes from Chandigarh airport.
Chandigarh, a union territory that is the capital of both Punjab as well as Haryana is a subtle and ideal definition of the word 'city'. The metropolitan area of Chandigarh–Mohali–Panchkula collectively forms a Tri-city, with a combined population of over 1,611,770.