Government College of Art
Government College of Art is a college in Chandigarh, Chandigarh. Government College of Art is situated nearby to Government Museum and Art Gallery, as well as near the park Leisure Valley.- Email: gcart-chd@nic.in
- Type: College
- Also known as: “Govt College of Art”
- Address: Chandigarh, 160019
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Government Museum and Art Gallery and Rock Garden of Chandigarh.
Government Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Sanyambahga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh, is a public museum of North India having collections of Gandharan sculptures, sculptures from ancient and medieval India, Pahari and Rajasthani miniature paintings. Government Museum and Art Gallery is situated 180 metres southwest of Government College of Art.
Rock Garden of Chandigarh
Garden
Photo: Ijon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rock Garden of Chandigarh is a sculpture garden in Chandigarh, India. 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.
Chandigarh Secretariat
Photo: Sanyambahga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Secretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed building in Chandigarh completed in 1953 to house the offices of the Chief Secretary of the Indian state of East Punjab. Chandigarh Secretariat is situated 1½ km northeast of Government College of Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhanas and Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dhanas
Village
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dhanas is a village Panchayat located in Chandigarh district in Chandigarh, India. The total geographical area of the village is about 5 km2 making it the second biggest village by area in the sub district. Dhanas is situated 4 km northwest of Government College of Art.
Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary
Village
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is a 2600 hectare nature preserve located in the Shivalik Hills of Chandigarh, India, near Sukhna Lake. The area was officially declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1998. Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 7 km northeast of Government College of Art.
Mohali
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mohali, officially Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, is a satellite city of Chandigarh and is also an administrative district of the Punjab, state in the Plains of India.
Government College of Art
- Category: education
- Location: Chandigarh, Chandigarh District, Chandigarh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.7499° or 30° 44′ 60″ northLongitude
76.78903° or 76° 47′ 21″ eastInception
August 16th, 1955Operator
Chandigarh AdministrationOpen location code
8J2RPQXQ+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7518587693OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=college
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