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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 €65 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: 09:15
Price details
€64.73 x 1 Adult€64.73

Total
Price is €64.73
Until Tue, 10 Mar

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
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

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
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Chandigarh
    • Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India