Chandigarh Sights

  1. Bougainvillea Garden

    The Bougainvillea Garden makes for a perfect, and fragrant, bike ride.

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  2. City Museum

    The brilliant City Museum uses photos, letters, models, newspaper reports and architectural drawings to give a fascinating insight into the planning and development of Chandigarh.

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  3. Garden of Fragrance

    The Garden of Fragrance lives up to its name.

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  4. Government Museum and Art Gallery

    Set in a garden dotted with sculptures such as a mini Eiffel Tower, the Government Museum and Art Gallery has a sizeable collection including embroidered phulkari wraps made by Punjabi village women, modern art and Buddhist sculptures from across Asia.

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  5. National Gallery of Portraits

    Under renovation at the time of research, the National Gallery of Portraits , behind the State Library, displays photos and paintings illustrating various facets of the independence movement.

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  7. Natural History Museum

    Next door to the City Museum, the Natural History Museum is less interesting for its fossilised animal skulls than its manuscript section, containing Sanskrit texts dating back 500 years.

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  8. Rose Garden

    The Rose Garden, part of Le Corbusier's vision of a garden city, is perfect for a stroll.

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  9. Terraced Garden

    Less central, the Terraced Garden is lovely for a stroll.

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