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Open Hand Monument
The Open Hand Monument is a symbolic structure designed by the architect Le Corbusier and located in the Capitol Complex of the Indian city and union territory of Chandigarh. It is the emblem or symbol of the Government of Chandigarh and symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind". The largest example of Le Corbusier's many "Open Hand" sculptures, it stands high. The metal structure with vanes is high, weighs , and was designed
, consisting of a box of fibre cement on stilts.
He designed many open-plan bungalow houses inspired by Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion and also by Sep Ruf. He participated in the 1957 Interbau; a group of five atrium buildings by him remain at Händelallee 26–34 in the Hansaviertel. He moved into one such bungalow residence himself, and co-designed one for Expo 58 in Brussels the following year.
Ludwig won out over 324 others in the competition to design the monument to those who died during