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	'''Chandigarh Capitol Complex''', located in the sector-1 of [[Chandigarh]] city in [[India]], is a government compound designed by the architect [[Le Corbusier]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/le-corbusiers-capitol-complex-a-mess-in-dire-need-of-facelift/760264/0 \|title= Le Corbusier's Capitol Complex a mess, in dire need of facelift \|work=indianexpress.com}}</ref> and is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html \|title= Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site \|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> 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 (Chandigarh)\|Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly]], [[Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)\|Secretariat Building]] and the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court\|High Court]] plus four monuments ([[Open Hand Monument]], Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html \|title= ~~Chandigarh’s~~ Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site: All you need to know \|date=18 July 2016 \|work=hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/capitol-complex-as-le-corbusier-wanted-it/635844/ \|title=Capitol Complex, as Le Corbusier wanted it, remains incomplete - Indian Express \|work=indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-most-planned-city/</ref><ref name=UNESCO1>{{cite web \|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-bihar-nalanda-mahavihara-unesco-world-heritage-site-chandigarh/1/717209.html \|title=UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag \|work=intoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=15 July 2016 \|agency=UNESCO World Heritage Centre \|access-date=15 July 2016 \|language=en \|url= https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1524 \|title=Four sites inscribed on ~~UNESCO’s~~ World Heritage List \|work=whc.unesco.org}}</ref> It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 2016.		'''Chandigarh Capitol Complex''', located in the sector-1 of [[Chandigarh]] city in [[India]], is a government compound designed by the architect [[Le Corbusier]]<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/le-corbusiers-capitol-complex-a-mess-in-dire-need-of-facelift/760264/0 \|title= Le Corbusier's Capitol Complex a mess, in dire need of facelift \|work=indianexpress.com}}</ref> and is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html \|title= Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site \|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> 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 (Chandigarh)\|Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly]], [[Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)\|Secretariat Building]] and the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court\|High Court]] plus four monuments ([[Open Hand Monument]], Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake.<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html \|title= Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site: All you need to know \|date=18 July 2016 \|work=hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/capitol-complex-as-le-corbusier-wanted-it/635844/ \|title=Capitol Complex, as Le Corbusier wanted it, remains incomplete - Indian Express \|work=indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-most-planned-city/</ref><ref name=UNESCO1>{{cite web \|url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-bihar-nalanda-mahavihara-unesco-world-heritage-site-chandigarh/1/717209.html \|title=UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag \|work=intoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|date=15 July 2016 \|agency=UNESCO World Heritage Centre \|access-date=15 July 2016 \|language=en \|url= https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1524 \|title=Four sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List \|work=whc.unesco.org}}</ref> It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 2016.

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{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| image = Palace of Assembly Chandigarh 2006.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption = [[Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh)|Palace of Assembly]] at the Capitol Complex
| official_name = Complexe du Capitole
| location = [[Chandigarh]], [[Chandigarh capital region]], [[India]]
| part_of = [[The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement]]
| includes = [[Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh)|Palace of Assembly]], [[Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)|Secretariat Building]], [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]], [[Open Hand Monument]]
| criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(i), (ii), (vi)}}(i), (ii), (vi)
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| coordinates = {{coord|30.7573|N|76.8066|E|source:wikidata|display=title, inline|format=dms}}
| year = 2016
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'''Chandigarh Capitol Complex''', located in the sector-1 of [[Chandigarh]] city in [[India]], is a government compound designed by the architect [[Le Corbusier]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/le-corbusiers-capitol-complex-a-mess-in-dire-need-of-facelift/760264/0 |title= Le Corbusier's Capitol Complex a mess, in dire need of facelift |work=indianexpress.com}}</ref> and is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html |title= Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site |access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> 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 (Chandigarh)|Palace of Assembly or Legislative Assembly]], [[Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)|Secretariat Building]] and the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court|High Court]] plus four monuments ([[Open Hand Monument]], Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows and the Martyrs Monument) and a lake.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html |title= Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex is now a UNESCO heritage site: All you need to know |date=18 July 2016 |work=hindustantimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/capitol-complex-as-le-corbusier-wanted-it/635844/ |title=Capitol Complex, as Le Corbusier wanted it, remains incomplete - Indian Express |work=indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/the-most-planned-city/</ref><ref name=UNESCO1>{{cite web |url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-bihar-nalanda-mahavihara-unesco-world-heritage-site-chandigarh/1/717209.html |title=UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag |work=intoday.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 July 2016 |agency=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=15 July 2016 |language=en |url= https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1524 |title=Four sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List |work=whc.unesco.org}}</ref> It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site List in 2016.

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File:Capitol High Court.jpg|[[Punjab and Haryana High Court|Punjab and Haryana High Court or palace of Justice]]
File:Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg|[[Secretariat Building (Chandigarh)|Secretariat]] Building
File:The Palace of Assembly.jpg|The Palace of Assembly
File:Entry Gate to The Palace of Assembly, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg|Entry gate to the Palace of Assembly
File:The Open Hand Monument, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg|The [[Open Hand Monument]]
File:The Shadow Tower, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg|The Tower of Shadows. Le Corbusier constructed it 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. Le Corbusier used the same principle for other Capitol Complex buildings as well.
File:The Geometric Hill, Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.jpg|Geometric Hill
File:Asanas being performed, during rehearsal for Main Event of the International Day of Yoga-2016, at Capitol Complex, Chandigarh on June 19, 2016.jpg|2nd [[International Yoga Day]] at Capitol Complex, 2016
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==See also==
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in India]]
* [[Lists of World Heritage Sites]]
* [[Chandigarh capital region]]

==References==
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