Chandigarh, India Webcam

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Chandigarh also called The City Beautiful, is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana, and is a union territory of India. The name translates from Hindi to English as “the fort of Chandi”, Chandi being a Hindu Goddess.

Chandigarh is located near the foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in Northwest India. Known internationally for its architecture and urban planning, Chandigarh is home to numerous architectural projects.

Le Corbusier produced a plan for Chandigarh that conformed to the modernist city planning principles of CIAM, in terms of division of urban functions, and a hierarchy of road and pedestrian networks. Hindi and Punjabi are the main spoken languages in this area.