Human
civilization has been long looking for utopic perfection.In BBC's recent article, author Jonathen Glancey
concluded that unlike other ideal towns which are best left on paper, Chandigarh
stands flourishing with roots in history and every growing culture.
The idea of Chandigarh came after partition to
show the world an Independent India can build a beautiful city
Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s
first prime minister, came up with a scheme for the new city in the foothills
of the Himalayas that fused Modern Movement and Garden City ideals. And after
pursuing the best of the world, Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier
was given the opportunity to make his dream of an 'ideal town' come true.
Le Corbusier designed the general layout of the city
Le
Corbusier might have been the one to lay out the plan and concertize his
dreams, but it was the people of Chandigarh that breathed life into its streets
and modern structures
Sukhna Lake
The Sukhna lake, a rain-fed
lake, was built by damming the Sukhna Choe and is breathtakingly gorgeous. The
place offers peace and tranquility to the people of the city and is the perfect
place for nature lovers.
What truly captures the spirit of the city is
its people, who are extremely friendly. The city boasts of being a cosmopolitan
one along with the serene calmness in the structure and the people. A city that
perfectly juggles between tradition and
modernity.
Rock Garden of Chandigarh
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