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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Retail hub in Chandigarh, India}}<br />
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'''Sector-17''' or '''Sector-17 Plaza''' is a [[retail]] and entertainment hub in [[Chandigarh]].<ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/by-the-way-how-chandigarh-s-sector-17-is-stuck-with-its-self-image/story-DgaSeAdBwPRbfv0NFA7sNO.html|title=Story of Sector 17: Chandigarh's heart has grown older than the city|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 August 2016|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> It is a tree-lined [[pedestrian]] plaza with fountains and stores.<br />
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==History==<br />
Sector-17 was constructed at the same time when the city of Chandigarh was built. It was turned into a retail hub after the emergence of three theatres (Neelam, Jagat, KC), offices, Parade Ground, the Inter State Bus Terminus, general post office and many open spaces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/guest-column-reinvent-chandigarh-s-sector-17-the-bryant-park-way/story-eabHTkH09Ri1dpGdo0pNoM.html|title=Guest Column: Reinvent Chandigarh's Sector 17, the Bryant Park way|work=Hindustan Times|date=12 December 2020|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref><br />
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==Facilities==<br />
Sector-17 is also called Chandigarh's heart.<ref name="Hindustan Times"/> No vehicles are allowed at the plaza, instead there is a multilevel [[parking lot]] to park vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/chandigarh-sector-17-multi-level-parking-lot-launch-2791205/|title=Chandigarh Sector 17 multi-level parking lot launch today|work=Indian Express|date=9 May 2016|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> The plaza has a fountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airportchandigarh.com/about-chandigarh/shopping/sector-17-chandigarh|title=Sector 17 Market in Chandigarh|work=airportchandigarh.com|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> It is a no-vending zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/vendors-out-sec-17-plaza-a-walkers%E2%80%99-paradise-again-10303|title=Vendors out, Sec 17 Plaza a walkers' paradise again|work=Tribune India|access-date=2021-10-27|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027051823/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/vendors-out-sec-17-plaza-a-walkers%E2%80%99-paradise-again-10303|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a huge [[parade ground]] where [[Independence Day (India)|Independence day]] as well as [[Republic Day (India)|Republic day]] celebrations are organised every year. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=I-Day celebrations in Chandigarh: Avoid these roads |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/iday-celebrations-in-chandigarh-avoid-these-roads-101660425338440.html |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of tourist attractions in Chandigarh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Chandigarh district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Le Corbusier]]<br />
[[Category:Le Corbusier buildings in India]]<br />
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