Places to visit in the city Chandigarh
THE ROCK GARDEN - Chandigarh
An amazing creation of a road inspector Nek Chand, Rock
Garden is the most important landmark of Chandigarh. The
garden is spread over 64 acres of wooded land near the Capitol
Complex. The major attraction of this garden is a large
number of animal and humanoid figures made out of the discarded
material. Attracting people of all ages and from all parts
of the world, the garden is an unabashed realm of natural
and manmade creativity.
ROSE GARDEN - Chandigarh
Leisure Valley is a garland of gardens that ornaments the
city from one end to another. Out of the many theme gardens
that have been developed in this valley, the Rose Garden
is perhaps most famous of all. The garden is located in
the Sector 16 of Chandigarh and is spread over an area of
25 hectares. Containing more than a thousand varieties of
roses, the garden is one of the largest in Asia.
GOVERNMENT MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY - Chandigarh
Located in Sector 10 of Chandigarh, the museum has a fine
collection of stone sculptures of the Gandhara School of
art. Other exhibits include prehistoric fossils and artefacts
along with the works of modern art and miniature paintings. |