About Le Corbusier Centre
When Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru professed a desire for a new state capital for Punjab and Haryana that he said would be, "unfettered by the traditions of the past, a symbol of the nation's faith in the future", the Swiss-born architect, Le Corbusier, was approached and hired for this task in 1950. The Le Carbusier Centre, established on 26th October, 2008 to mark the architect’s 121st birth anniversary, was originally his office while he was working on the blueprint of this modernist city, Chandigarh. Original drawings, letters, his office table, chairs, scale model of the Tower of Shadows, and a whole lot of historical documents and photographs of the place with a few personal artifacts dating to the birth of "the City Beautiful" are housed in the Le Corbusier Centre in Sector 19. It’s only because of Corbusier’s modernist vision that Chandigarh is by far the most organized and architecturally sound city in India. The contributions of Le Corbusier made to the city of Chandigarh were extraordinary, and this museum does well to communicate this.
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Places to Visit near Le Corbusier Centre
Butterfly Park, Chandigarh
1.4 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
The Butterfly Park in Sector 26, the second in India, is a little known park of Chandigarh. This quaint park is beautiful and is a home to about...
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Kansal and Nepli Forests, Chandigarh
1.9 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Chandigarh is surrounded by 3245 hectares of hilly forest. Rest houses are dotted among the forests and there are antelopes, neelgais, hyena,...
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Natural History Museum, Chandigarh
3.1 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
The city of Chandigarh is thronged by tourists coming from different parts of the country and outside, who want to catch a glimpse of the...
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Leisure Valley, Chandigarh
4.6 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Leisure valley is the most beautiful and popular tourist attraction destination in Chandigarh. It is a linear park which stretches over 8 kms...
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Government Museum and Art Gallery (Chandigarh ), Chandigarh
4.8 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
The Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, owes its existence to the partition of the country in August,1947. It is one of the premier...
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International Dolls Museum, Chandigarh, Chandigarh
4.9 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
International Dolls Museum in Chandigarh is an interesting museum, which houses dolls and puppets from over 25 different countries. This museum...
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The Rock Garden, Chandigarh
5.4 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Don’t be fooled by the name; there are more than just rocks here. The rock garden is a place for outdoor sculpture, hidden gateways, waterfalls...
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Garden of Fragrance (Chandigarh), Chandigarh
5.9 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Garden of Fragrance in Chandigarh is a must visit garden of the city. . It is famous for its characteristic aromatic and fragrant plants. Don’t...
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The Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
6 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Crowned by the open hand monument, the Capitol Complex is the seat of government in Chandigarh. Around the open hand monument are the high court,...
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ISKCON Temple - Chandigarh, Chandigarh
6.9 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Dedicated to Lord Krishna and Radha Rani, ISKCON temple is a place of worship for the followers of the International Society for Krishna...
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Sarkaria Cactus Garden, Haryana
7 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
Spread over 7 acres, The Sarkaria Cactus Garden is a beautiful and well maintained cactii garden in Panchkula, Sector 5. It has almost all the...
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Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
7.8 km from Le Corbusier Centre - See map
The Sukhna Lake is a man made lake near the foothills of Sivalik range of the HImalayas. The lake was created when the seasonal stream, Sukhna...
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