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SUBMITTED BY:Muskaan RajputShivani ChoudharyMegha VermaHarsh Lakhotia

1. THE GOLDEN TEMPLE2. THE ROCK GARDEN3. THE SUKHNA LAKE4. INSIDE THE CITY5. CAPITOL COMPLEX6. GOVERNMENT MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY7. GURUDWARA TAKHT SRI KESHGARH SAHIB

AMRITSAR-CHANDIGARH

The golden temple, is the holiest Sikh gurdwara located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. There are four doors to get into the Harmandir Sahib, which symbolise the openness of the Sikhs towards all people and religions.

Alternative names - darbar sahib Architecture style - sikh architecture Town - amritsar Construction started - december 1585 ad Completed - august 1604

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES:Some of the architectural features of the Harmandir Sahib were intended to be symbolic of the Sikh world view. Instead of the normal custom of building a gurdwara on high land, it was built at a lower level than the surrounding land so that devotees would have to go down steps to enter it. In addition, instead of one entrance, Sri Harmandir Sahib has four entrances signifying the importance of acceptance and openness.The gurdwara is surrounded by the Sarovar, a large lake or holy tank, which consists of Amrit ("holy water" or "immortal nectar") and is fed by the Ravi River.

The ceiling of Harminder Sahib is made with gold and precious stones.

Panorama view of golden temple.

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India, also known as Nek Chand's Rock Garden after its founder Nek Chand, a government official who started the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957.Iconic Rock Garden creator Late Nek Chand,The 90-year-old Padma Shriawardee has millions of fans across the globeIn his spare time, Nek Chand started collecting materials from demolition sites around the city. He recycled these materials into his own vision of the divine kingdom of Sukrani, choosing a gorge in a forest near Sukhna Lake for his work.The garden is visited by over 5,000 people daily, with more than 12 million visitors since its inception.

It is completely built of industrial and home waste and thrown-away items:

The OAT:

Entrance

It is near Sukhna Lake. It consists of man-made interlinked waterfalls:

Mosaic work:

Drainage:

Gateways inside:

Decorated walls:

Stone work:

Swings:

Aquariums:

Laughing mirrors:

Sculptures:

Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This 3 km rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills.Sukhna is an inseparable part of the city of Chandigarh. Le Corbusier had foreseen that the residents of the city would be drawn it for the 'care of the body and spirit'. The city planners were deeply attached to the lake.Sukhna has a membership-based Lake Club with lawns, a gym, indoor games, swimming pool and tennis courts with both synthetic and grass courts. Boating, rowing, sculling, sailing, kayaking and water skiing can be enjoyed throughout the year.

Panorama view of SUKHNA LAKE.

Chandigarh is a city and a union territory in the northern part of India thatserves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. As a union territory, thecity is ruled directly by the Union Government and is not part of either state.The city of Chandigarh was one of the early planned cities in the post-independence India and is known internationally for its architecture and urbandesign.Chandigarh has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to bedeveloped as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi'sflagship Smart CitiesMission.

Location of Chandigarh (marked in red) in India

Coordinates: 30.75N 76.78E

The primary module of citys design is a Sector, a neighborhood unit of size 800 meters x 1200 meters. It is a self-sufficient unit having shops, school, health centers and places of recreations and worship. The population of a sectorvaries between 3000 and 20000 depending upon the sizes of plots and the topography of the area. The shops arelocated along the V4 street (shopping street), which runs North-West to South-East across the sector. Every sector isintrovert in character and permits only 4 vehicular entries into its interior.The shopping street of each sector is linked to the shopping street of the adjoining sectors thus forming one long,continuous ribbon like shopping street. The central green of each Sector also stretches to the green of the next sector

SECTOR- THE BASIS PLANNING UNIT:

CITY:

The seed of Chandigarh is well sown. It is for the citizens to see that the tree flourishes.-Mon Le Corbusier

The functions of living occupies primary place. Keeping in viewthe habits of he peoples, Le Corbusier planned that everydwelling should have three elements of Sun, Space and greenery.The housing in the city can be sub-divided into two parts-Government housing and Private Housing.Architectural controls is applicable specially to buildings to bebuilt by private enterprise in special areas of architectural interestsuch s V-2 roads, V-4 roads, City Centre etc.Similarly in shopping street, architectural order is ensured bydevelopment of shops as architectural controls. This ensuresharmonious development in accordance to the plan.

LIVING:

The city of Chandigarh is planned to human scale. It puts intouch with the infinite cosmos and nature. It provides us withplaces and buildings for all human activities in which thecitizens can live a full and harmonious life. Here the radiance ofnature and heart are within our reach.

HUMAN SCALE:

CITY CENTRE:The central plaza in Sector-17 was designated by Le Corbusier as Pedestrians Paradise. No vehicular traffic will be permitted inthe plaza.

The 7Vs establishes a hierarchy of traffic circulation ranging from: Arterial roads (V1) Major boulevards (V2) Sector definers (V3) Shopping streets (V4) Neighborhood streets (V5)Access lanes (V6)Pedestrian paths and cycle tracks (V7)

7Vs:

The entrance of cars into the sectors, which are exclusively reserved tofamily life, can take place on four points only; in the middle of the 1,200meters; in the middle of the 800 meters. All stoppage of circulation shall beprohibited at the four circuses, at the angles of the sectors. The bus stopsare provided each time at 200 meters from the circus so as to served thefour pedestrian entrances into a sector. Thus the transit traffic takes placeout of the sectors; the sectors being surrounded by four wall-bound carroads without openings (the V3s)

CIRCULATION:

The road system was so designed that "never a door will open on thesurrounding V3s: precisely the four surrounding V3s must be separated fromthe sector by a blind wall all along." Buses can ply on the V4s, the horizontalconnection between contiguous sectors, but not within the sector interiors.

The Capitol Complex is the focal point if the city, both visually and symbolicallywhose architectural whose architecture is considering to be the most representativeof Le Corbusiers work. This complex of Govt. buildings representing all threeessential components of a complete democracy the Legislature, the executive andthe judiciary stands against the blue silhouette of lower Shivalik ranges, on thefoothills of Himalayas. The Capitol Complex is the embodiment of the spirit ofexaltation, power & permanence experienced by Indians on acquiring selfgovernment after long, bitter struggle for freedom.The Capitol area was designed as a great pedestrian plaza with motorized trafficconfined to sunken trenches. The complex is planned on a cross axis wherein rigidsymmetry has been avoided in placement of various buildings.

1. THE HIGH COURTThe High Court building is L-shaped in plan with the long faade facing thecapitol plaza.The building has a rectilinear frame with eight nos. courtrooms located onthe main faade, separated from the larger Chief Justice Court by amonumental, pillared entrance, extending to the full height of the entrance.The small Courts are 8x8x12 meters. The dimensions of the over all designwere governed by the Modular combined with triangular regulating lines.

THE HIGH COURT (INTERIORS)-

2. THE SECRETARIAT:The Secretariat building is a long, horizontal concrete slab form, 254 meterslong and 42 meters high, which marks the edge of the Capitol Complex onthe left side. The building is composed of six eight storeyed blocks separatedby expansion joints and bears close resemblance to the Marseillesapartment block, one of Corbusier's earlier projects.The facade of the building gives a sculptural appearance with exposedconcrete ramps, perforated with small square windows dominating the frontand rear views. The building faade is provided with projects for sun control.The Secretariat building helps in defining space of the Capitol Complex. Itemphasize a sense of hierarchy of facades and by its sheer cliff like size andvolume, completes the vista through distant mountains, where eye is ledonwards to the smalle3r, more significant buildings and space beyond.

3. THE ASSEMBLY:The Assembly building, completed in 1962, was conceived as a horizontalrectilinear structure square in plan with a monumental portico facing themain plaza.The two legislative chambers were conceived as free standing, curvilinearforms enclosed within a rectilinear shell, carrying on one side the entranceportico and on the opposite side of band of offices.The most impressive part of the Assembly is the Assembly Chamber(Punjab Assembly), which is crowned by a massive hyperbolic tower,extending above the roofline and providing a sculptural & dramatic lookagainst the backdrop of distant hills 128 ft. in diameter at the base theAssembly chamber rises to 124ft. at its highest point.This building expresses the versatility and plasticity of concrete as abuilding material. Similarly, the smaller Council Chamber (HaryanaAssembly) conceived in a rectilinear frame is crowned by a pyramidal roof,provided with a North light.Overall, the Assembly building with nits dramatic skyline is one of the mostvisually appealing aspects of the Capitol Complex and is an attempt to givean architectural setting of monumental dignity to the functions of theGovernment.

THE ASSEMBLY (INTERIORS)-

4. THE OPEN HAND MONUMENT:The Open Hand Monument is a symbolic structure located inthe Indian Union Territory of Chandigarh, India, designed by thearchitect Le Corbusier.It is the emblem or symbol of the Government of Chandigarh andsymbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace andprosperity, and the unity of mankind".The largest example of Le Corbusier's many Open Hand sculptures,it stands 26 metres (85 ft) high.The metal structure with vanes is 14 metres (46 ft) high, weighs 50short tons (100,000 lb), and was designed to rotate in the wind.

5. THE TOWER OF SHADOWS:Built by the creator of Chandigarh Mr. Le Corbusier, The Tower ofShadows in Sector 1, is a monument that adds on to the beauty ofthe city. It is an architectural brilliance intended to demonstrate LeCorbusiers various theories of sun control.Found between the High Court and the Parliament the towercaptures the shadows formed with the movement of sun.

6. THE GEOMETRIC HILL:Situated adjacent to the memorial, this was to be a huge earth tilledhill, which will have its lower half in concrete relief work, and the topcovered with grass turf. The relief will be in the form of Corbusiersdiagram of daily balance of light and darkness, which in his words"rules man's activity.

The Government Museumand Art Gallery, Chandigarh isa natural history museum andan art gallery in the IndianUnion Territory Chandigarh,located in the city ofChandigarh.

GURUDWARA TAKHT SRI KESHGARH SAHIB is one of the 5 TemporalAuthorities of Sikhism. It is located in Anandpur Sahib in Punjab State.The present building constructed during 1936-44 under the supervisio of sant hari singh kaharpuri.Being on a slope ,the complex has two levels protected by retaining walls on the sides.The level on which the main building standing is 2.5 meters higher than the courtyard. The 16 meter square hall with a balcony in front contains withi it the sanctum.The guru granth sahib is seated under a canopy outside the sanctum.On the roof corners of the hall and the balcony are adorned with domed kiosks.

INTERIOR BUILDINGS-

FROM INSIDE-

INSIDE-

VIRASAT-E-KHALSA:Virasat-e-Khalsa is a museum of the Sikhs located in theholy town, Anandpur Sahib, near Chandigarh, the capital ofthe state of Punjab.The museum celebrates 500 years of the Sikh history andthe 300th anniversary of the birth of Khalsa, based on thescriptures written by the tenth and last guru, Sri GuruGobind Singh ji

STRUCTURE- There are two complex at each side of a ravine, connected by a ceremonial bridge.The smaller western complex includes an entrance plaza an auditorium with 400 seating capacity.The eastern complex contains a round memorial building as well as extensive,permanent exhibition spaceconsisiting of two clusters of galleries .The gathering of the galleries in groups of five reflects the five virtues a central tenet of sikhism.The buildings are constructed of poured in place concrete some beams and columns remain exposed.The rooftops are made up of stainless steel clad and exhbits a double curvature.The building was designed by moshe safdie and associates.

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