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EEJ MAIN Aptitude QUESTION #10951
Question 1
The Chandigarh Capitol Complex was designed by which architect, and it belongs to which architectural movement?
  • Louis Kahn; Brutalism
  • Le Corbusier; Modernism✔️
  • Walter Gropius; Bauhaus
  • Frank Lloyd Wright; Organic Architecture
Correct Answer Explanation

Chandigarh Capitol Complex (Punjab/Haryana, India):

  • Architect: Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris)
  • Movement: Modernism (International Style)
  • Includes: Palace of Justice (High Court), Secretariat, Legislative Assembly, Open Hand Monument
  • Le Corbusier also developed the masterplan for Chandigarh city.
  • The Capitol Complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 2016).