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Amritsar
Amritsar - the holy city of
Sikhs, has grown from a sacred
village pond into a spiritual
temporal centre of Sikh culture.
The city gets its name from the
pool-Amritsar (Pool of Nectar),
which was constructed by the
fourth religious preceptor of
the Sikh faith. It also lies on
the Asian Highway.
It is also the city where
Jaliyan-wala-bagh, the garden
where scores of innocent Indian
men, women, children were
massacred by the British. Events
of such magnitude catalysed the
struggle for Indian
independence.
Chandigarh
Rock Garden,Chandigarh
TourismSerenity and a city are
two diametrically opposite
concepts, which however, get
belied in the 'City Beautiful'.
Chandigarh is a rare epitome of
modernization co-existing with
nature's preservation. It is
here that the trees and plants
are as much a part of the
construction plans as the
buildings and the roads.
Thanks to the creative genius of
Le Corbusier, the city retains
its inherent character even
today, as conceived by him in
his Master Plan. Corbusier's
architectural ingenuity endowed
with uniform and standardized
structure designs. Wide roads,
sector wise divisions,
tree-lined avenues, land scaping
and a wide piazza, lends the
city a special character and a
unique orderliness.
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