le corbusier centre

Le Corbusier centre is a must visit when in Chandigarh purely because you will WANT to know the story behind the making of this amazing city!!My first visit to Chandigarh and I was bowled over by this city!! Everything looks and seems planned and organized. The city has an amazing green cover and apparently third largest in India after Lakshwadeep and Goa..The Le Corbusier centre is more than a tribute to the Master Architect who designed the layout of this city in the late 1950's. It is a testament of sheer determination of people who worked to create a brand new city after India's independence.The exhibition centre has amazing and original documents/ designs/ samples/ furniture/ correspondence/ layouts of the time the city was planned and constructed.Do not miss this place at any cost and take out a good hour or an hour and a half to enjoy here.The centre is in Sector 19A in Chandigarh...

We were led to believe that this was going to be an Architecturally wonderful city with big bold magnificent buildings, well if this is the best Le Corbusier could do then I would not have hired him to design my garden shed. The buildings are drab and uninspiring and should have ben demolished long ago.Don’t waste valuable holiday time.ar

I have visited chandigarh many times.Last visited i managed to visit the le carbuzier centre in chandigarh Tell about the early days how chandigarh was planned by articts and how the villages looked that timeIt shows many nique things about the city beautifulhOW EACH MANHOLE HAS CHANDIGARH EMBOSSED PICTURE AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES FACED AT THAT TIME.IT HAS A SMALL SOUVENIR SHOP AS WELL A MUST VISIT

I was really excited to visit this museum, but was very disapointed. A very half-hearted effort to honour the architect and urban designer of Chandigarh.

We were very disappointed by complete lack of audio/visual, content or literature and no bookshop etc. There are simply some displays of photographs and some furniture without any explanatory placards.The place has a typical feeling fo apathy associated with places run by government. When there is no incentive to perform, i.e. you can't be sacked for not doing a good job, the result is mediocrity.This museum displays the brilliance of the design and plan of the city in a totally mediocre way.

To just see a little bit, they have quite a few procedures to follow for one to get in. Also... because of all that security... doesn't seen like a very nice place to visit.. coz people can be very cold.Beautiful art though!

This relatively new building sits in the campus that houses the Lalit Kala Academy and the Fine Arts faculty.The museum is an adaptation of the "Heidi Weber House" in Zurich designed by Le Corbusier. The difference being that the former is out of steel and concrete and the Museum at Chandigarh is out of masonry and Concrete. It houses the historic account of how Chandigarh was conceptualised showcasing numerous plans and drawings. Some original furniture is also displayed.The only drawback is that there is no publication/books on sale.

Those interested in a modern city built in the f ifties by a world reknowned architect should visit this small but highly informative museum. Its director is more of a scientist than a guide, yet we found the exhibits fascinating. The museum not only shows plans and manuscripts of Le Corbusier but also some of his famous piece of furniture art.

You must visit this centre if you want to learn about the history of this magnificent city, also if you have any interested what so ever in modern architecture. You can see pottery more than 6 millennia old as the city's built on one of the Indus valley civilisation sites. Learn about how 'Le Corbusier' worked with Indian architects to create this statement of Independent India. You can also buy really good gifts for art and architecture lovers at very reasonable costs.

Visited here whilst staying in the city, a museum that explains the concept and construction by Le Corbusier. There are photos, plans, models and documents to see. Quite a staid museum, but interesting for adults nevertheless.

ts located at Madhya Marg, Sector 19B. It might take around Rs.40 from Rose Garden or the Doll Museum to get to this place. Its a must visit place, that gives you the entire history of this beautiful city. Lots of pictures, blueprints etc. It is dedicated to Le Corbusier, the architect who designed this city. For more details on Chandigarh, visit this blog : http://ultracoolsolitarywanderer.blogspot.in/2014/05/chandigarh-2-3-days.html

A must see for Architects at least. The place is generally empty all the time, but Chandigarh is what it is today because of this. I love the city for till date following the principles of Le Corbusier.

Le Corbusier's Centre is located on Madhya Marg, in Sector 19B. Located in the old office building where Le Corbusier used to work, it has his office table, chairs, scale model of the Tower of Shadows, and a whole lot of historical documents and photographs of the place with a few personal artifacts. One section, managed by Chandigarh Tourism, has a range of merchandise including t-shirts, cushion covers, mugs, key chains, paintings, prints, wall hangings, and much more that you will like to carry back home or gift your friends.

This place is in Sector 19B and can be seen from the main road but very few people know about it. Our hired car driver, a local didn't know and I had to guide him although it was my first visit to Chandigarh :)We were in love with Chandigarh and compared to the rest of the developed nations when we falter in all infrastructure, first time I felt proud that this city was made by visionaries and I was witnessing that vision.This is the place where the famous architect worked in the very same building along with other makers of Chandigarh. He was definitely ahead of time and its interesting to see that phase I was created to fit 150,000 people who migrated from Pakistan (earlier Punjab region) and then the expansion was done keeping in mind 500,000 people. The infrastructure envisaged 60 years back is still working with a much much larger population. In addition both Haryana & Punjab governments have shamelessly claimed on same infrastructure by adding satellite towns of Panchkula & Mohali which are senseless when you understand the Chandigarh development plan.Those who like or would like Chandigarh as a city and interested to know more about the famous Le Corbusier must visit this centre. The 7 Vs which defines how a city traffic should be was definitely ahead of time when it was thought. I was personally inspired by Mr. Corbusier's vision, thinking and working against odds (which comes out from some of his correspondence).

There were two large floors full of different sculptures, art (modern and dated) as well as textiles. It was 10 rps entry, plus 5 rps for a camera, took about 2 hrs to see everything at a semi-interested pace. I'm not very into art, but it was worth the time.