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Private tour in Chandigarh Rusty S
Pierre Jeanneret's Brutalist Socialist Chandigarh Tour
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I am the top-rated guide on Airbnb, Tripadvisor, Viator, Booking, BookYourGuide and now on ToursByLocals. Hello and welcome to Chandigarh! I've been a senior journalist since 2014 and a 3rd-gen resident of Chandigarh, a city crafted only 3 generations ago. During my journalism days, I used to write about lifestyle, youth, culture, food, fashion, travel, and alternative people. I've travelled to 4 countries and have published across several reputed media labels. I've explored the city's architecture, urban planning & modern heritage through my work and personal experiences, having lived here practically my whole life. I have participated in significant Googleable activism for my city, fighting against its gentrification, saving its culture, and promoting its unique spaces and people. I've also traveled extensively, learning about other culture's sensitivities, styles, and giving me a unique perspective on Chandigarh's unique design & history. I pride in my communication skills, hospitality experience and creating a warm, friendly and personalized environment for your tour that goes beyond memorized facts or unjustified nationalism. I have interesting factual stories about Chandigarh that you won't find anywhere else, and contacts that help us get insider access to heritage buildings up close like never before.
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Insider private access to Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret's socialist housings, buildings & urban commons in Chandigarh
Overview of your Chandigarh tour
Discover Chandigarh through the visionary lens of Pierre Jeanneret, the Swiss architect who dedicated 11 years living here to develop the first of its' kind modernist utopia alongside Le Corbusier, infusing socialist ethos of functional design. We'd explore Jeanneret’s contributions that define the city’s soul, crafting 14 categories of socialistic housing, educational schools, institutes & the university, including the Gandhi Bhawan, with insider guided access. Breathe in the concept of sub-urban relaxing garden cities, with peace, order & cleanliness nowhere else in India. Observe the curves, stones, raw bricks play with a climate-responsive design (with ventilated mesh screens and shaded verandas), providing affordable homes for all classes, reflecting his belief that aesthetic dignity belongs in every building, from humble residences to Punjab University’s campuses. Join me in the experiment of socialism where Jeanneret’s legacy of art, architecture, & social good endures in every brick and beam.
Your Chandigarh tour itinerary
*Pickup in comfortable clean AC car (I am the driver) * Inside guided tour of the first house ever built in Chandigarh, the private residence of Pierre Jeanneret still preserved in its original form * Stop for the best single origin arabica coffee India has to offer! * Insider exclusive tour of the Gandhi Bhawan, lotus-inspired silhouette auditorium floating above a reflective pool. Guided walking tour of the whole university’s intimate, human-centric climate responsive architecture * Having brunch at an authentic local Chandigarh exclusive eatery that's clean & delicious * Insider guided tour of the Government Museum & Art Gallery, housing Gandhara sculptures, Pahari miniatures, modern Indian art, rare blueprints, models, & photographs of Chandigarh’s creation * Walk in sector 17’s contemporary bazaar & see how residents utilize public space. Insider access to a now abandoned theater designed by Pierre’s team while talking about the story of the city's gentrification over the years with local ice cream
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Sedan
My comfortable, clean AC car provides a very comfortable cruising transport. I am a careful, calm and rules-abiding driver. Sit back and relax. Pickup and drop included.
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Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
Sector 17 is the central spot in the heart of the city. It is easily accessible from every location, and can also be reached via Uber. However, I am very flexible and can come pick you up from the Airport, Railway station and your hotel or Airbnb
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