Gandhi Bhawan
The Gandhi Bhawan is a major landmark of the city of Chandigarh, India, and a center dedicated to the study of the words and works of Mohandas K. Gandhi. It was designed by architects B.P Mathur in collaboration with Pierre Jeanneret.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Shubh Singh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: auditorium hall in Chandigarh, India
- Also known as: “Gandhi Bhabhan”, “Gandhi Bhavan”, and “Gandhi Bhawan, Chandigarh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Government Museum and Art Gallery and Sector 16 Cricket Stadium.
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 2 km southeast of Gandhi Bhawan.
Sector 16 Cricket Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Arygup05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sector 16 Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chandigarh, India. It hosted its first One Day International match in January 1985 and its only Test match in 1990. Sector 16 Cricket Stadium is situated 2 km south of Gandhi Bhawan.
Open Hand Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Open Hand Monument is a symbolic structure designed by the architect Le Corbusier and located in the Capitol Complex of the Indian city and union territory of Chandigarh. Open Hand Monument is situated 3½ km east of Gandhi Bhawan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhanas and Mohali.
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.
Mohali
Photo: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mohali is a satellite city of Chandigarh and is also an administrative district of the Punjab, state in the Plains of India.
Gandhi Bhawan
- Categories: auditorium, building, and tourism
- Location: Chandigarh, Chandigarh District, Chandigarh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.76182° or 30° 45′ 43″ northLongitude
76.77139° or 76° 46′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8J2RQQ6C+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 129800515OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5520689
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Telugu—“Gandhi Bhawan” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “গান্ধী ভৱন”
- Bengali: “গান্ধী ভবন, চণ্ডীগড়”
- Bengali: “গান্ধী ভবন”
- Chinese: “甘地纪念堂”
- French: “Gandhi Bhawan”
- Gujarati: “ગાંધી ભવન, ચંદીગઢ”
- Hindi: “गाँधी भवन, चंडीगढ़”
- Hindi: “गाँधी भवन”
- Kannada: “ಗಾಂಧಿ ಭವನ್, ಚಂಡೀಗಢ”
- Malayalam: “ഗാന്ധി ഭവൻ, ചണ്ഡിഗഢ്”
- Oriya: “ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ଭବନ, ଚଣ୍ଡିଗଡ଼”
- Oriya: “ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ଭବନ”
- Panjabi: “ਗਾਂਧੀ ਭਵਨ, ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ”
- Persian: “گاندی باوان، چندیگر”
- Sanskrit: “गान्धीभबनम्, चण्डिगड”
- Sanskrit: “गान्धीभबनम्”
- Tamil: “காந்தி பவன்”
- Telugu: “గాంధీ భవన్, ఛండీగఢ్”
- Telugu: “గాంధీ భవన్”
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