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CHANDIGARH CITY- Visitors'
Paradise
Government
Buildings
Museum
and Art Gallery
Rose
Garden
Rock
Garden
Government
Buildings
Government buildings The secretariat and the Vidhan Sabha (The
Legislative Assembly) Buildings are in sector 1. Between 10 am
and noon you can go to the top of the Secretariat, from where is
an excellent view over Chanigarh.
Museum
& Art Gallery
The art gallery in Sector 10 is open daily except Monday and
contains a modest collection of Indian stone sculptures dating
back to the Gandhara Period, together with some miniature
paintings and modern art. The adjacent museum has fossils and
implements of prehistoric humans found in India. Opening hours
are 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday to Sunday.
Rose
Garden
The Rose garden in Sector 16 is claimed to be the biggest in
Asia and contains more than a thousand varieties of roses.
Rock
Garden
This strange and whimsical fantasy has grown over the years and
is now very extensive. It's open from 9 am to 1 pm and 3 to 7 pm
from 1st April to 30 September. Close by is the artificial
Sukhna Lake, where you can rent rowing boats or just stroll
round its 2 km perimeter.
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