The famous rock garden is located in the state of Punjab (north-west India), Chandigarh is one of the main attractions of the city. This garden consists of different areas, sculptures and waterfalls. But even more impressive and surprising history of this unique rock garden.
Stone Garden was created by a certain Chand of various wastes, garbage and discarded things. He had long been engaged in gathering stones on the territory of the Shivalik hills and along rivers. At that time it was decided to build the city of Chandigarh , and located next to the village to carry. Piles of debris left over from the old villages Nek Chand began to create their secret kingdom in a gorge in the wooded area near the town. Broken bricks, shards, fragments and stones they were taken in designing the famous rock garden.
His project was illegal and he was afraid to tell anyone about it, so every night he hid in a thicket and indulged his hobby with great passion and enthusiasm. One day he dared to reveal his secret Sharma - the chief architect of Chandigarh. By all rights, he should be to carry it home-made creation, but admiration for the work of Nek Chand's unusual is not allowed to do it. Architect authorized to continue work on the creation and improvement of the rock garden, and he began looking for ways to convince the rest of the world the masterpiece and the need to preserve this property. After the talks, which lasted about a year, the chief architect was able to negotiate with the government of India and Stone Garden found its long-awaited recognition and fame. Chandu gave permission for the continued construction of the park, wages and allowed to expand the territory. After the groups were organized garbage collection in the city. Recent completion were held not so long ago, despite the fact that the garden is open to the public since 1976.
Stone Garden occupies an area of 10 hectares and receives daily about 5,000 people from various corners of the world. It is a kind of a unique exhibition of works of art, located in the open air deep in the forest. Fantasia has earned its author use everything, even at first glance is unnecessary and useless subjects: broken porcelain figurines, bracelets, lamps, stones and allowed to create unique sculptures and amaze millions of people of different social status and material wealth. Its popularity is comparable to the world famous Indian monument Taj Mahal. Many people specially come to Chandigarh to admire these amazing works of art and unique creation of the ordinary person - Nek Chand, who, though gained unprecedented celebrity, still remained true to his modest lifestyle and wonderful creatures - the rock garden. It is quiet and peaceful life, does not seek to pose for the cameras and revel in their own glory. Stone Garden allows you to plunge into an unforgettable theater performance, puppet show of children's dreams and memories of the past. Nek Chand spent creating it all my life, over 40 years of daily painstaking work, the fight against injustice and deprivation. All his efforts were not in vain, because today known Rock Garden in Chandigarh is the best creations of the master demonstrates the relevance and recognition of his talent.
Have you ever seen a garden where there are no trees, no bushes, no flowers? Garden, where there is only trash? No, it's not a city dump. This is - an amazing and unique rock garden created by the most usual roads inspector in a vacant lot near Chandigarh. Since childhood, author and creator of Rock Garden , Ned Chand, was fond of collecting stones and a variety of solid waste - construction, home - in short, any nonsense which was thrown in the trash as unnecessary. What made ??Hindus from all this create a garden - is unknown. Perhaps all these stones, broken bricks, broken glassware, crockery, lamps and other stuff just no longer fit in the house. But, be that as it may, secretly clearing space in a vacant lot, Ned Chand at night began to create the most incredible compositions and sculptures from the collected material to them. But most interesting is that local authorities discovered a unique garden just across the 18 (!) years, and it is most likely because not notice it has become impossible. Carried away, modest inspector "turned" on 12 ha! What is there just was not: mazes and waterfalls, many sculptures and open spaces! not to say that the city administration was delighted to see this secret kingdom of garbage ... However, thoughtful, they changed the temper justice with mercy and allowed Ned Chandu continue their favorite thing and even gave him a 50 to help the laborers. Yes, and the salary assigned obliging him to continue to take care of the garden. It was in 1973. Since then, the Rock Garden has grown to 20 hectares and is annually visited by millions of tourists (more come just to the Taj Mahal ). City authorities are satisfied: and the treasury is replenished, and the glory of progressive gradopravitel provided them. And how is Ned Chand? He still devotes all his time favorite child, creating a bizarre images like came to the Garden of dreams and fantasies ...
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