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Le Corbusier's Chandigarh : A Complete Architecture Tour

By The Hipster Chandigarh Experience
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 297 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Specially curated for architects - see inside Corbusier's brutalist designs
  • Guided tour of unique, rarely explored, socialistic housing by Pierre Jeanneret
  • Hilarious, factually backed storytelling of Chandigarh's heritage & evolution
  • See the evolution of 1960's Corbusier vision vs its heritage & legacy today
  • Be vocal for local & support a 3rd gen ex-journalist citizen's business!
Activity location
    • Chandigarh
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Chandigarh
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

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Le Corbusier's Chandigarh : A Complete Architecture Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes5h 30m
    5h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:15
Price details
RM 296.90 x 1 AdultRM 296.90

Total
Price is RM 296.90

What's included, what's not

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    Rare access to public offices and buildings
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    All entry tickets
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    Parking tickets
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    Car Fuel costs
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    Special extended viewing hours, if possible
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    Insider stories of the city
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    Pick-up and drop-off service
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    Bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks are to be paid by you - including for me - but they come with my highest recommendation, and are ridiculously cheap, safe & hygienic and you'll be provided a list of options to choose from - from raw, vegan, hardcore meats & kebabs all the way to snacks, local famous cuisines, authentic Chandigarh food & more!
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    No forced recommendations, you'd be shared with all the different options, which you get to choose!

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Discover Chandigarh’s modernist architecture with a top-rated, hilariously entertaining expert-guided tour focused on Le Corbusier’s works.

Itinerary:
*Insider guided access to Gandhi Bhawan, AC Joshi Library (subject to local conditions), several departments, lecture halls in the Punjab University, with a detailed walk through the campus

  • Insider guided access to Maison Jeanneret, the first house made in Chandigarh by Pierre Jeanneret, where Corbusier also stayed, now turned into a museum
  • Detailed guided access of Le Corbusier’s Capitol Complex, including: the Palace of Assembly, Secretariat Building, the High Court (Palace of Justice), the Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill, Tower of Shadows, and the Martyrs Monument (subject to local political conditions)
  • Insider guided access to the old architect’s office, now called Le Corbusier Centre, where the magic of Chandigarh started with the introduction of sustainability and green architecture into India
  • Insider guided access to the architecture museum, with original letters, floor plans, sketches, and rare drawings of Corbusier & Chandigarh’s creation

Includes:
Pickup & drop from a reasonable distance in a comfortable car
Transport to and from different sites across the tour in the car

  • All entry tickets, permissions, parking, and fuel charges included!

In-depth insights: With over 11 years of journalism experience & as a third-generation resident, I master my storytelling art with an authentic, personal, honest perspective on the city’s architectural evolution - no patriotism or monotone speeches!

Location

Activity location
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    • Chandigarh
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • Chandigarh
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India