Chandigarh My Green City 4.55

Chandigarh (Hindi:चण्डीगढ़) is a city and a Union Territory in Northern part of India, that serves as the capital of the states of Haryana and Punjab, being a union territory, the city is ruled directly by the Union Government of India and is not a part of the territory of either state. The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India (by the French Architect Le Corbusier) post-independence in 1947 and was known internationally for its architecture and urban design. The master plan of the city was prepared by Le Corbusier, transformed from an earlier plan by the American planner Albert Mayer. Most of the government buildings and houising in the city, however, is designed by the Chandigarh Capital Project Team headed by Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry. The original Indian members of the Capitol Project Team included M.N. Sharma, B.P. Mathur, J.L. Malhotra, U.E. Chowdhury, N.S. Lamba, J.S. Dethe, and Aditya Prakash. P.L. Varma was the Chief Engineer, and P.N. Thapar was the Chief Administrator of the Capital Project Team.
Chandigarh is located near the foothills of the sivalik range of the Himalayas in northwest India. It covers an area of approximately 44.5 sq mi or 114 km². and shares its borders with the states of Haryana and Punjab.
Places to Visit
Chandigarh has various visitor attractions including theme gardens within the city. Some notable sites are:

Sukhna Lake
Rock garden
Leisure valley
Open hand monument
Capitol complex
Cactus Garden
National Gallery of Portraits
Garden of Fragrance
Le Corbusier Centre
The Government Museum and Art Gallery
International Doll Museum
Butterfly Park
Garlic and Greens