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Open Hand Monument: Exterior · This is the Open Hand Monument at Sukhna Lake
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Open Hand Monument: Exterior
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Open Hand Monument: Exterior
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Open Hand Monument: Exterior
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Open Hand Monument: Detail · The Open hand is the geographical representation of the city of Chandigarh located in North India
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Open Hand Monument: Detail · The Open hand is the geographical representation of the city Chandigarh located in North India
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Photo 1: Exterior · This is the Open Hand Monument at Sukhna LakePhoto 2: ExteriorPhoto 3: ExteriorPhoto 4: ExteriorPhoto 5: Detail · The Open hand is the geographical representation of the city of Chandigarh located in North IndiaPhoto 6: Detail · The Open hand is the geographical representation of the city Chandigarh located in North India

Memorial · Modernism

Open Hand Monument

Le Corbusier · Chandigarh, India · 1985

Key featuresSheet-metal hand that turns in the wind above a sunken amphitheatre, the Trench of Consideration.

Architect
Le Corbusier
Place
Chandigarh, India
Year
1985
Typology
Memorial
Movement
Modernism
Region
South Asia
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About Open Hand Monument

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. It is the emblem and symbol of the Government of Chandigarh and symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind". The largest example of Le Corbusier's many Open Hand sculptures, it stands 26 metres (85 ft) high. The metal structure with vanes is 14 metres (46 ft) high, weighs 50 short tons (100,000 lb), and was designed to rotate in the wind.

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