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Chandigarh, the dream city of India's first Prime Minister, Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru, was planned by the famous French architect Le Corbusier. Picturesquely located at the foothills of Shivaliks, it is known as one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in the twentieth century in India.
The famed French architect Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh, India's first Prime Minister, Sh. Jawahar Lal Nehru's ideal city. It is considered as one of the best ventures in urban planning and modern buildings in India throughout the twentieth century, and it is picturesquely placed at the foothills of the Shivaliks.
After Haryana and Punjab were split into two different states in 1966, both the states wanted Chandigarh as their capital. The Central Government declared Chandigarh as a union territory and decided to serve Chandigarh as a joint capital of Haryana and Punjab until a favourable solution was found.
Chandigarh (/ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑːr/) is a union territory and planned city in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the surrounding states, namely Punjab to the north, west and the south, and Haryana to the east. Chandigarh constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which also includes the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. It is situated near the foothills of the Himalayas, 260 km (162 miles) north of New Delhi and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of Amritsar
Capital of Haryana - Chandigarh