Pinjore (Yadavindra) Gardens
Panchkula, Haryana, India
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Kali Mata Mandir, Kalka
Kalka, Haryana
The goddess who named the Shimla gateway town — a hill-foot shrine of Bengal-style curves at the very first milepost of the UNESCO toy-train climb.
Ramgarh Fort, Panchkula
Panchkula, Haryana
A 360-year-old Chandel rajput fort on the Morni road, restored as a heritage stay of ramparts, cannon terraces and Shivalik sunsets.
Chandi Mandir, Panchkula
Panchkula, Haryana
The war-goddess shrine that named Chandigarh itself — an old Shivalik-foot temple of Chandi between the tricity and the hills.
Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
The 26-sq-km Shivalik forest catchment above Sukhna Lake — sambar, nilgai and pangolin country of kikar and khair, with the Nepli forest trails behind.
Nada Sahib Gurudwara
Panchkula, Haryana
The Ghaggar-bank shrine where Guru Gobind Singh rested en route from Paonta to Anandpur — white domes against the first blue rise of the Shivaliks.
Garden of Silence & Sukhna Regatta Point
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
The quiet meditative garden and the rowing-and-yachting jetty at Sukhna's far end — Asian-games regatta water, sunrise mist and the Shivalik reflected.
Manimajra Old Town & Fort
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
The pre-Chandigarh walled town absorbed by the city — an old fort-palace of the Manimajra estate, a bustling bazaar and temples that predate the master plan.
Open Hand Monument
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Chandigarh's emblem — Le Corbusier's 26-m rotating metal hand, 'open to give and to receive', in the sunken plaza of the Capitol Complex.
Punjab & Haryana High Court
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Corbusier's High Court — a great parasol roof over brise-soleil facades and the giant primary-colour piers of its monumental ramped entrance.
Tower of Shadows & Geometric Hill
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Corbusier's solar-study pavilion that controls sunlight without any 'artificial' aid, beside the Geometric Hill and the Martyrs' Memorial of the Capitol plaza.
Sukhna Lake
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
Le Corbusier's 3-km man-made lake at the Shivalik foothills — a beloved promenade of morning walkers, pedal boats and migratory ducks, with the city's calmest sunrise views and Asia's longest rowing channel.
Sukhna Lake Promenade & Boating
Chandigarh, Chandigarh
The 3-km rain-fed lake at the Shivalik foot — a marble promenade of joggers and paddle boats, sunrise regattas, the golden Garden of Silence and street-food evenings.