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Places to visit Chandigarh

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Chandigarh  is a union territory of India which is the capital of  Punjab  as well as  Haryana . Chandigarh has a culture that blends traditional Punjab as well as modernism. Chandigarh is a very beautiful city that looks like a dream in a hurry.   It is located in the foothills of the Shivalik ranges of the Himalayas in northwest India. There is an ancient temple dedicated to the  Hindu goddess Chandi , after which the city is named. Due to urban design and construction, it is known as the first planned city of India all over the world. The weather here is favorable throughout the year due to its high altitude. The city is also known as “City Beautiful” due to its amazing beauty.   After the Indo-Pak partition, Punjab needed a new capital in place of Lahore. Then Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, decided to build a new and planned city. In the 1950s, a French architect and urban planner named  Le Corbusier designed Chandigarh . On November 1, 1966, th