Save Chandighar in India!! Le Corbusier's Indian Masterpiece!!

 Chandigarh - also known as The City Beautiful - was designed and built by renowned architect Le Corbusier in Punjab 60 years ago as a bid to show India’s move to modernity.

And the experiment continues to be a source of fascination for architects, planners, historians and social scientists.

 But art dealers have made thousands selling furniture from the city after buying the pieces from officials unaware of their artistic worth.Numerous items from Chandigarh, including Le Corbusier-designed chairs from the assembly buildings, were sold in London last year after Indian diplomats failed to convince the British High Commission to block the auction.Modernist pioneer: Le Corbusier developed several buildings and layouts in Chandigarh. A manhole cover from the city recently sold for £15,000, according to The Guardian, and art experts are desperately trying to preserve its unique design.

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