Serving as the capital of the two neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh is a Union Territory. The city is internationally known for its urban design and architecture and is one of the early planned cities of post-Independence India. The design of the city was planned by Swiss- French architect Le Corbusier. Most of the Government buildings and housing were designed by the Chandigarh Capital Project team headed by Le Corbusier, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry.

Chandigarh has been awarded as one of the cleanest and most well planned cities of the country. The Capitol complex of Chandigarh was declared by UNESCO as World Heritage at the 40th session of Istanbul World heritage Conference. The buildings of Capitol complex Haryana and Punjab High Court, Secretariat and Assembly, Martyrs Memorial, Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadow and Rock Garden.

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