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Loading...Location: Situated in Sector 1 between the Capitol Complex and Sukhna Lake.
Main Highlights (Famous For): Superb artistic work created from industrial as well as urban waste material
Created: Mr. Nek Chand, a government functionary, was the founder of this great garden, which magnetizes hoards of visitors every year. Rock garden is also named as Nek Chand’s Rock Garden. Mr. Chand commenced his work in the year 1957. He worked there secretly during his free time.
In his leisure time, Mr. Nek started gathering up materials from destruction sites near the city. Nek reprocessed these waste materials and give them some shape according to his imagination. Nek’s work was against the law, but he was capable of concealing it for a long period of about eighteen years before it got detected by the governmental agencies in the year 1975.
Mr. Chand’s artistic work was in severe danger of being destroyed, but he was able to obtain public outlook on his side, and in the year 1976 the recreational area got kicked off as a public space. Chand was offered salary, a designation (“Sub-Divisional Engineer, Rock Garden”), along with a staff of 50 workers with the intention that he could focus full-time on his work. At present, Rock garden covers up a region of more than forty-acres (160,000 m²). It is entirely constructed of industrial plus home waste and discarded materials.
About Rock Garden: Chandigarh’s well-known place rock garden is the essence of novelty as well as excogitation. Situated in Chandigarh’s Sector 1, Rock Garden is an exclusive garden, which comprises a range of artistic objects. Rock garden boasts of sculpts produced by making use of a range of different thrown away waste materials such as photo frames, splash guards, cutlery (spoons & forks), handle bars, wires made of metal, play marbles, pottery, car parts, broken bangles and much more. However, the best part regarding of this famous garden is that each of its artistic work has been created by making use of industrial plus urban waste material. Rock garden is a distinctive creation and connoisseurs come from various parts of the globe to visit this wonderful, incredible plus startling piece of art.
How To Reach: You can reach Rock Garden:
By Road: There is an outstanding road network in the city. There are two national highways, i.e., No. 21 (Ambala-Kinnaur) and 22 (Chandigarh-Leh), which serve up this great city by linking it with other regions of the nation.
By Train: Chandigarh is well attached with key cities through train. The two trains Shatabdi Express and Himalayan Queen that connects Chandigarh with the national capital runs on a daily basis.
By Air: The airport, which is linked with the national capital, Leh and Amritsar is situated at a distance of around 12 kms from the city center.
