<P> Albert Mayer, during his work on the development and planning of the new capital city of Chandigarh, developed a superblock - based city threaded with green spaces which emphasized cellular neighborhoods and traffic segregation . His site plan used natural characteristics, using its gentle grade to promote drainage and rivers to orient the plan . Mayer discontinued his work on Chandigarh after developing a master plan for the city when his architect - partner Matthew Nowicki died in a plane crash in 1950 . Government officials recruited Le Corbusier to succeed Mayer and Nowicki, who enlisted many elements of Mayer's original plan without attributing them to him . </P> <P> Le Corbusier designed many administration buildings, including the High Court, the Palace of Assembly and the Secretariat Building . Le Corbusier also designed the general layout of the city, dividing it into sectors . Chandigarh hosts the largest of Le Corbusier's many Open Hand sculptures, standing 26 metres high . The Open Hand (La Main Ouverte) is a recurring motif in Le Corbusier's architecture, a sign for him of "peace and reconciliation . It is open to give and open to receive ." It represents what Le Corbusier called the "Second Machine Age". Two of the six monuments planned in the Capitol Complex which has the High Court, the Assembly and the Secretariat, remain incomplete . These include Geometric Hill and Martyrs Memorial; drawings were made, and they were begun in 1956, but they were never completed . </P> <P> On 1 November 1966, the newly formed state of Haryana was carved out of the eastern portion of East Punjab, in order to create a new state for the majority Haryanvi - speaking people in that portion, while the western portion of East Punjab retained a mostly Punjabi - speaking majority and was renamed as Punjab . Chandigarh was located on the border of both states and the states moved to incorporate the city into their respective territories . However, the city of Chandigarh was declared a union territory to serve as capital of both states . </P> <P> As of 2016, many historical villages in Chandigarh are still inhabited within the modern blocks of sectors including Burail and Attawa, while there are a number of non-sectoral villages that lie on the outskirts of the city . These villages were a part of the pre-Chandigarh era . </P>

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