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Serenity and city - are two opposite things. However this phenomenon is belied in
the City Beautiful. The numerous picturesque greens in the city enable the citizens
to get away from the daily grind and merge with the nature. Whether it is a morning
walk or evening walk through the Rose Garden in the leisure valley, all provide
an invigorating experience. The rose garden designed by M.N.Sharma was built as
a part of the green belt and has a large variety of roses and a large fountain to
relax the soul. Every walk through the garden is a lively freshening experience.
The large stretch of greens dotted with bountiful flowers of varying hues lends
a great place,
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which attracts many people.
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Sukhna Lake is a large man made water body conceived by Le Corbusier on the North
East face of the City. It is fed by water from the Catchment area of the seasonal
rivulets on the foothills of the Shivaliks. It is a major recreation zone of the
city and offers best in water sports, pedestrian and various other sports activities.
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Spread over the several acres, this fantasyland designed by Padam Shri Nek Chand
is a vast open-air museum that showcases a vast array of natural rock forms and
stones. The Rock Garden was not a part of the original Master Plan as conceived
by Le Corbusier. The layout of the garden is based on the fantasy of the lost kingdom.
The moment one enters the garden;
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the small entrance doors that make the heads bow create an ambience of royal grandeur
and humbleness. One has to pass through a variety of doorways, archways, vestibules,
streets and lanes of different scale dimensions, each one opening into a new array
of displays or courtyards and chambers lending an air of suspense. The garden consisting
of fourteen chambers houses natural rock forms, a pond, and a hut in the main court.
Another phase of the garden comprises the grand palace complex, minars; waterfalls,
open air theatre, village mountains, over bridges, pavilions and areas for royal
pleasures. The trees and route sculptures offer a powerful counterpoint to the exiting
vegetation.
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The figures & sculptures made from broken bangles, glass, glazed tiles and electrical
fittings are a visual treat and bring out the sheer joy of human creativity.
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Le Corbusier conceived the tree plantation and landscaping for the City in harmony
with the beautiful natural settings of Shivalik Hills. He studied the various species
of trees, their shapes, foliage and colour of flowers etc. before planning landscape
scheme for three great urban elements roads, urban spaces and free spaces such as
the leisure valley and the parks. Dr. M. S. Randhawa as Chairman of Chandigarh Landscape
committee was mainly responsible for implementation of landscaping of the city as
conceived by Le Corbusier.
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A suitable conglomeration of natural and built environment is essential for every
sustainable habitation. Chandigarh's sustainability stems from its modern urbanism
planned in harmony with the elements. Unlike old towns and cities of India, it was
planned as a new city unfettered by the traditions of the past, a symbol of India's
new found freedom and a step into the future. A number of factors have contributed
to it's sustainability:
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