After years of deliberations,the Union Ministry of Culture has agreed to nominate Chandigarh as a probable World Heritage Site a transnational nomination included as part of the famous French architect Le Corbusiers many works.
The ruins of Nalanda and the imperial city of Delhi will be Indias nominees to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Register in 2016 and 2015,ministry officials confirmed.
While the Chandigarh administration has been pushing the citys case since 2006,its dossier on the proposed nomination did not cut ice with the Culture Ministry earlier. In 2006-07,Chandigarh featured on a tentative list drawn up by UNESCO but in 2010,decision on it was deferred again. India along with France,Belgium,Argentina and Switzerland will send a transnational nomination for the architectural works of Le Corbusier.
The nomination document for Chandigarh terms Le Corbusiers work in Chandigarh an essential link in the series formed by his other works in France,Switzerland,Belgium that are to be included in the proposed Trans-border Serial Nomination of Le Corbusiers Work. Chandigarh is also comparable with other 20th century cities such as Brasilia,The White City of Tel Aviv and Le Havre – the city rebuilt by August Perret,all inscribed on the World Heritage List,the 2006 nomination description on Chandigarh had said.
