The Hipster Chandigarh Architecture History Tour

₹6,900.00

Discover Le Corbusier’s biggest brutalist French modernistic utopian experiment, viz., the city of Chandigarh like never before, with rare, exclusive, insider private access to heritage masterpieces. Curated experience for architects, students & anyone looking to experience a new side of 20th-century modernist India. Guided access inside UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Capitol Complex, with hidden gems - explaining core Brutalist architecture through a hilariously entertaining style.

Via the top-rated expert guide on Viator, TripAdvisor, Airbnb, GetYourGuide, ToursWithLocals & more.


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 a clean, AC car

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

Excludes:

  • Food and beverages, typically a shared local lunch that captures the spirit of the city

  • Tips/gratuity

Discover Le Corbusier’s biggest brutalist French modernistic utopian experiment, viz., the city of Chandigarh like never before, with rare, exclusive, insider private access to heritage masterpieces. Curated experience for architects, students & anyone looking to experience a new side of 20th-century modernist India. Guided access inside UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Capitol Complex, with hidden gems - explaining core Brutalist architecture through a hilariously entertaining style.

Via the top-rated expert guide on Viator, TripAdvisor, Airbnb, GetYourGuide, ToursWithLocals & more.


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 a clean, AC car

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

Excludes:

  • Food and beverages, typically a shared local lunch that captures the spirit of the city

  • Tips/gratuity