More than anything else, a singular strength of this city is its unique architectural beauty. The city had been the seat of one of Le Corbusier's landmark creation ... a complete city from nowhere. Just an aerial survey (with no facilities of Google Earth/Maps or GPS), and the decision was made by the visionary like the late Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru to find a new capital city for Punjab.
Right from the conception of open hand, the Capitol complex and numerous other architectural masterpieces that dot the city, it should be a tourist delight. Recently famous Italian architect Marco Carrano on his visit to the city to be a part of Le Corbusier's 125th birth anniversary, minced no words to announce that "Chandigarh should be made the centre of international architecture."
The first and foremost responsibility exists for all stakeholders associated with the city including the Chandigarh Administration, architecture department, the Architecture College, the entire community of architects and prominent citizens, to create a master plan to promote the city as a destination for tourists.
- Have a guided tour plan created with appropriate promotional literature, website/blog, social media network, with supportive video clips, documentaries, etc.
- Train a set of architecture students to be official guides for the visitors who are interested in exploring the city's architecture.
- Create a visitors' impressions diary for record purposes.
- Beautify the Le Corbusier's centre in Sector 19 on Madhya Marg, with detailed descriptions inside the rooms.
- An architectural walk-through for the people to virtually explore the city.
- Work for getting World Heritage Sites status for the city/sites
- Restore the damaged artifacts/furniture etc, for the posterity with complete technical documentation.
1 comment:
Nothing is great about chandigarh.
The only thing one can say about chandigarh is that it is an oldage home, a city for retirees. No offense to anyone but it's the fact.
A city which is well publicised as the only planned city in the country has lived its planning age and is crumbling under its own out-of date planning.
Because of this planning no flyovers can be made ( in the name of saving the city round-abouts & environment) the traffic on the roads is getting worse with every passing day. The environmentalists have to think that if the people can reach their destinations faster by using flyovers, there will be less traffic on the roads thereby reducing carbon emission.
Thats why i said, this city is oldage home with old ideas.
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