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| Chandigarh | ChandigarhOpen Hand Monument
The Open Hand Monument is situated in the Capital Complex in Sector 1, in Chandigarh. Designed by Le Corbusier in the model of a giant hand emblem, it is the official emblem of the city. It is made of a metal sheet which rises 26 m from a sunken trench and rotates freely in the wind from a high concrete pedestal, conveying the message ‘Open to give, open to receive’.
Updated on 7th June, 2005
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