About Chandigarh City

Chandigarh is famous for its unique architecture. Chandigarh is one among the few cities of the world with well planned landscaping. The city boasts of Leisure Valley and large number of beautifully maintained gardens.

Chandigarh has the distinction of having world acclaimed Rock Garden. It consists of art objects made from industrial and urban waste. Sukhna Lake is another important place of tourists attraction. This man-made Lake is situated in the foothills of Shivalik Range and offers an ideal place for quiet communion with nature. It also offers boating and other water sports facilities.

The city also has a Museum Complex. The Government Museum and Art Gallery has the largest collection of the world famous Gandhara (Buddhist) Sculpture. It also has large number of articles of miniature indian paintings. The City Museum displays the planning and development of the City from the drawing board state to its completion. The Museum of Evolution of Life shows evolution from unicellular organism to its present state of biological diversity.

The City has one of the best facilities for organizing culture and theatre shows. It has large number of auditoriums, some of them air-conditioned.

Chandigarh has two forest areas beyond Lake Sukhna where one can find excellent trekking routes in the lower hills of Shivalik Range.

In recent years, Chandigarh has also become an attractive place for film shootings. The city is newly developed and some of its tourists spots like Sukhna Lake, Rock Garden, Panjab University and City Centre are popular places for shooting. The nearby villages of Chandigarh which have not changed much and even today the pre-partition atmosphere can be seen, are another attraction for the film producers.

In the pre-historic period, Chandigarh was home to the Harappans. After independence, two prehistoric sites situated near Chandigarh have been excavated. Ropar about 40 kms from Chandigarh is one of the important Harappan sites. Sanghol about 40 kms from Chandigarh in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab is an important Buddhist site.

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