Chandigarh
Chandigarh District
Chandigarh

Rock Garden of Chandigarh

The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in , . It is also known as Nek Chand Saini's Rock Garden of Nathupur after its founder Nek Chand Saini, a government official who started building the garden secretly in his spare time in 1957.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India
  • Also known as: “Rock Garden”
  • Address: Uttar Marg, 160001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Punjab and Haryana High Court and Open Hand Monument.

Courthouse
Photo: gb pandey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the common High Court for the Indian states of and and the Union Territory of Chandigarh based in , India.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a symbolic structure designed by the architect Le Corbusier and located in the Capitol Complex of the city and union territory of .

Photo: Sanyambahga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palace of Assembly is a building in , which houses the Punjab Legislative Assembly and the Haryana Legislative Assembly. It was designed by modernist architect Le Corbusier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary and Dhanas.

Village
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a 2600 hectare nature preserve located in the Shivalik Hills of , , near . The area was officially declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1998. is situated 5 km northeast of Rock Garden of Chandigarh.

Village
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village Panchayat located in Chandigarh district in , India. The total geographical area of the village is about 5 km2 making it the second biggest village by area in the sub district. is situated 5 km west of Rock Garden of Chandigarh.

Photo: ramansharma, CC BY 2.0.
is a city and district headquarter in the in , India. It is a satellite town of the state capital . is a border city with , and .

Rock Garden of Chandigarh

Latitude
30.75316° or 30° 45′ 11″ north
Longitude
76.80615° or 76° 48′ 22″ east
Elevation
370 metres (1,214 feet)
Open location code
8J2RQR34+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225022775
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7284964
Wiki­data ID
Q3041915
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Rock Garden of Chandigarh” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Jardí de deixalles”
  • Catalan: “Rock Garden de Chandigarh”
  • Cebuano: “Rock Garden”
  • Chinese: “昌迪加尔岩石花园”
  • French: “Rock Garden”
  • Gujarati: “રોક ગાર્ડન”
  • Hindi: “पत्थर बाग़”
  • Hindi: “रॉक गार्डन ऑफ़ चंडीगढ़”
  • Indonesian: “Rock Garden of Chandigarh”
  • Kannada: “ರಾಕ್ ಗಾರ್ಡನ್”
  • Malayalam: “ചണ്ഡീഗഢ് റോക്ക് ഗാർഡൻ”
  • Panjabi: “ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ ਰੌਕ ਗਾਰਡਨ”
  • Russian: “Сад камней в Чандигархе”
  • Spanish: “Rock Garden de Chandigarh”
  • Swedish: “Rock Garden of Chandigarh”
  • Tamil: “சண்டிகரின் பாறைச் சிற்பத் தோட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “రాక్ గార్డెన్”
  • Ukrainian: “Сад каменів у місті Чандігарх”
  • Ukrainian: “Сад каменів”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Puppet Museum and High Court Museum.

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