Chandigarh Capitol Complex Explained
Chandigarh Capitol Complex, located in sector-1 of Chandigarh city in India, is a government compound designed by the architect Le Corbusier and his co-workers[1] [2] and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] It is spread over an area of around 100 acres and is a prime manifestation of Chandigarh's architecture. It comprises three buildings: the Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly, Secretariat Building and the High Court plus four monuments (Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 2016 along with sixteen other works by Le Corbusier for its contribution to the development of modernist architecture.[9]
Le Corbusier designed the "Tower of Shadows", an experimental construction, in such a way that not a single ray of sun enters it from any angle. The north side of this tower remains open because the sun never shines from this direction.[10] [11] Le Corbusier used the same principle for other Capitol Complex buildings as well.[12]
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Notes and References
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- Web site: Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site . 18 July 2016 . 18 July 2016 . 19 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719125628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html . dead.
- Web site: Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site: All you need to know . 18 July 2016 . hindustantimes.com . 18 July 2016 . 19 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719125628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html . dead.
- Web site: Capitol Complex, as Le Corbusier wanted it, remains incomplete – Indian Express . indianexpress.com . 19 June 2010 . 18 July 2016 . 27 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127074822/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/capitol-complex-as-le-corbusier-wanted-it/635844 . live .
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- Web site: UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag . intoday.in . 18 July 2016 . 19 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719134259/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-bihar-nalanda-mahavihara-unesco-world-heritage-site-chandigarh/1/717209.html . live .
- News: 15 July 2016 . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . 15 July 2016 . en . Four sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List . whc.unesco.org . 16 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160716131638/https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1524 . live .
- Web site: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization . 15 January 2022 . 24 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181124215521/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1321 . live .
- https://architexturez.net/doc/az-cf-181538 Tower of Shadows
- https://hiddenarchitecture.net/tower-of-shadows/ Tower of Shadows.
- Maria Thuroczy: The Tower of Shadows., In: "Architectuul", March 31st, 2014, Retrieved 17 April, 2024.
