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World Heritage Site Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh Chandigarh is the product of hard work and imagination of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. In 2016, the Chandigarh Capitol Complex is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site which is marked to be the most representative of Le Corbusier’s work. Secretariat Building The Geometric Hill Punjab and Haryana High Court The Open Hand Monument The Shadow Tower The Palace of Assembly 1 Sukhna Lake Answer the following questions: Name the first structure that was built in the Capitol Complex. _____________________________________________ The structure of High Court symbolizes three ideas. Name them. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Write few lines about the tapestry of the High court. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Which building is known as the protective wall of the complex and for what purpose is the building used for? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ What is the other name used for the Palace of Assembly? _______________________________________________ The Hyperbolic Tower of the Palace of assembly is the most impressive part of the building. What is the main idea behind such structure? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 2 What was the purpose for constructing the Shadow tower? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Describe the artwork of the Geometric Hill. _______________________________________________ What does the Open Hand Monument represents? _______________________________________________ List the works of Le Corbusier other than Chandigarh Capitol Complex. Name Country Year THE TIMES OF INDIA 1.______________ ______________ ____________ Dec.17, 2017 2.______________ ______________ ____________ Indian National Trust 3.______________ ______________ ____________ for Art and Culture 4.______________ ______________ ____________ Heritage (INTACH) 5.______________ ______________ ____________ Chandigarh Chapter 6.______________ ______________ ____________ conducted a heritage 7.______________ ______________ ____________ walk at a Capitol 8.______________ ______________ ____________ Complex to create awareness about this Chandigarh is the beautiful city and has many interesting places. site. Around 60 List the places you want to discover and draw any one place from participants took part in that list. the heritage walk. Did you know? The Geometric Hill of the Chandigarh Capitol Complex is made with the construction waste. References: Book: Bahga, Sarbjit. Bahga, Surinder. ‘Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture’ 2000. Online resource: http://www.chandigarhweb.com; www.tribuneindia.com 3 Photographs: www.architectural-review.com; www.bostonglobe.com; https://chinmaye.com; ; www.slideshare.net; www.triphobo.com .

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Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris
Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris Portrait on Swiss ten francs banknote Personal information Name: Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris Nationality: Swiss / French Birth date: October 6, 1887 Birth place: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Date of death: August 27, 1965 (aged 77) Place of death: Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France 1 Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com). Please register to remove this message. Major buildings and projects The Open Hand Monument is one of numerous projects in Chandigarh, India designed by Le Corbusier 1905 - Villa Fallet, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 1912 - Villa Jeanneret-Perret, La Chaux-de-Fonds [1] 1916 - Villa Schwob, La Chaux-de-Fonds 1923 - Villa LaRoche/Villa Jeanneret, Paris 1924 - Pavillon de L'Esprit Nouveau, Paris (destroyed) 1924 - Quartiers Modernes Frugès, Pessac, France 1925 - Villa Jeanneret, Paris 1926 - Villa Cook, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France 1927 - Villas at Weissenhof Estate, Stuttgart, Germany 1928 - Villa Savoye, Poissy-sur-Seine, France 1929 - Armée du Salut, Cité de Refuge, Paris 1930 - Pavillon Suisse, Cité Universitaire, Paris 1930 - Maison Errazuriz, Chile 1931 - Palace of the Soviets, Moscow, USSR (project) 1931 - Immeuble Clarté, Geneva, Switzerland 1933 - Tsentrosoyuz, Moscow, USSR 1936 - Palace of Ministry of National Education and Public Health, Rio de Janeiro 1938 - The "Cartesian" sky-scraper (project) 1945 - Usine Claude et Duval, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France 1947-1952 - Unité d'Habitation, Marseille, France 1948 - Curutchet House, La Plata, Argentina 1949-1952 - United Nations headquarters, New York City (project) 1950-1954 - Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp, France 1951 - Cabanon Le Corbusier, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 2 Created with novaPDF Printer (www.novaPDF.com).
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Mise En Page 1
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