Nearby Attractions in Chandigarh

Nearby Attractions in Chandigarh

Chandigarh is the capital city of Punjab and Haryana and is not only a commercial center but also a tourist center. The city is full of modern architecture and exotic landscape. But historical monuments are not found here because the city was a newly built one built in 20^th century. However there are some magnificent buildings and structures such as Capitol Complex and Rock Garden that attract people.

Last Updated: 21/07/2012

• Rock Garden

  Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :5 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 7 m

  Rock Garden is a sculpture garden also known as Nek Chand’s Rock Garden. It was founded by Nek Chand in 1957 and at present it spreads over an area of about 40 acres of land. It is situated near Sukhna Lake and has manmade waterfalls and other sculptures entirely made of scraps and wastes such...

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• Sukhna Lake

  Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :6 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 9 m

  This is a popular artificial lake in Chandigarh and is located at the foothills of the Shivalik hills. Le Corbusier created it in the year 1958 and this place is rich in its natural beauty and many people come here for walking and jogging in morning hours and evening hours. The trees here also provi...

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• Zakir Rose Garden

  Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :2 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 3 m

  Rose Garden was established in 1967 and was named after the former President of India Dr. Zakir Hussain. This is the largest of its kind in Asia spreading over an area of 27 acres with thousands of varieties of plants. The prominence is given to roses and it is said that nearly 1600 varieties of ros...

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• Capitol Complex

  Sector 1, Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :5 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 7 m

  The Capitol Complex is the seat of the Government of Punjab and Haryana and it was designed by Le Corbusier. This office has three main edifices namely Secretariat, the High Court and the Legislative Assembly. These three buildings stand majestically in the complex and is worth visiting....

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• Pinjore Gardens

  Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :23 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 28 m

  Pinjore Gardens is located in the village of Pinjore and was established by Nawab Fidai Khan in 17th century. It was later renamed as Yadavindra Garden. It has seven terraces and the main gate of it opens to the first terrace. It has a palace built in Rajasthani Mughal style called Shish Mahal. The ...

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• Cactus Garden

  Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :12 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 21 m

  Cactus Garden is the largest succulent botanical garden of Asia and it covers an area of 7 acres of land. There are many rare species of succulents in this garden and you could find as much as 3500 different species here. This garden was established in the year 1987 and has three green houses. It se...

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• Leisure Valley

  Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :4 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 6 m

  This is one of the beautiful tourist attractions of Chandigarh and this has many gardens within it. It starts from the Rajendra Park in Sector 1 and has many themed gardens namely Hibiscus Garden, Terraced Garden, Topiary Garden, Garden Fragrance, Botanical Garden and Rose Garden. These gardens have...

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• Rajendra Park

  Sector 1, Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :0 km;

  This garden stretches for about 400 acres starting from Secretariat building which is located on its eastern side. It is full of evergreen trees and this place has been the favorite of walkers and joggers. Horse riding is also conducted here....

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• Hibiscus Garden

  Sector 36, Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :3 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 4 m

  Hibiscus Garden is a part of leisure valley region of Chandigarh. It is one of the themed gardens and many Hibiscus shrubs are planted here and they look colorful throughout the year. This garden spreads over an area of about 8 acres and you can find about 40 different varieties of Hibiscus....

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• Garden of Fragrance

  Sector 36, Chandigarh

  Distance from Chandigarh :3 km;

  Time to Reach from Chandigarh :0h, 5 m

  Next to Hibiscus Garden is located the Garden of Fragrance. Just as the name indicates it has many varieties of aromatic and fragrant plants. Some of the varieties found here are Raat ki Rani, Motia, Jasmine, Rose, Mehndi, Haar Shingar, etc. The smell of these plants pervades the atmosphere making i...

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