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Chandigarh

Le Corbusier's planned city, the Rock Garden and the Open Hand.

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Watch Chandigarh in 3 minutes

The whole deck as one short animated video. Watch it first, then open the slides and take the quiz.

  • Every topic in the deck: 90 facts, one quick scene each
  • Drawn pictures with cute faces, and sound effects you can mute
  • Pick a speed from 0.5x to 2x
  • Pause any time to read a fact twice

Overview

About the Chandigarh pack

The Chandigarh pack covers the whole Union Territory - history, the planners, sectors, the Capitol Complex, the Open Hand, the Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, gardens, festivals and fairs, museums and learning, food and everyday life, nature and wildlife, symbols, the Tricity, UNESCO and Ramsar sites, famous people and sports, current affairs - ending with a revision round.

  • 19 presentation slides, a topic at a time
  • Quiz Me: 30 questions on the state page, a fresh mix every time
  • A 3-minute animated video of the whole deck
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A slide from the Chandigarh deck: A new capital after Partition
A slide from the Chandigarh deck: A new capital after Partition

Quick facts

Quick facts about Chandigarh

Status
A Union Territory and the capital of both Punjab and Haryana
Run by
An Administrator, the Governor of Punjab
Planned by
Le Corbusier
Union Territory since
1 November 1966
UNESCO
The Capitol Complex, since 2016
Ramsar site
Sukhna wetland, since October 2026

Test yourself

Quiz Me

30 questions on Chandigarh, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.

Fly through 30 questions on Chandigarh

  • A fresh mix from the state's 100 questions, every round.
  • See the right answer and why, straight away.