Books on Rock Garden

Monday, April 7, 2008

mughal garden at rock garden

mughal garden with fountains created at chandigarh rock garden

tree cement sculpture at chandigarh rock garden

Cement applied on tree roots to create an interesting pattern at rock garden chandigarh

sculpture made of old trees

A dash of cement was applied on roots from old trees to create this unique sculpture at the chandigarh rock garden

open air theatre at chandigarh rock garden


this is a section of the open air theatre made from broken tiles at the chandigarh rock garden. notice the rectangular exits for water discharge

this is the place where nek chand began his rock garden


the rock garden had very humble origins. this is the place where nek chand started his rock garden. the two stones elaborate this is English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi

rock garden chandigarh

small benches have been provided so that you can sit with the stone figurines at chandigarh rock garden

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smaller stones and large bushes, shrubs and trees mix to create a grand mix at the chandigarh rock garden

earthern pots in chandigarh rock garden

another use of broken old earthen pots in chandigarh rock garden

wall made of pebbles in rock garden, chandigarh

here is a wall at the rock garden, chandigarh entirely made of pebbles

rock garden - wall of burnt coal and used electrical fittings

another detail from the chandigarh rock garden. the lower part of the wall is made from broken electrical fittings, while the upper part is made from burnt coal
This is a wall created entirely out of scrap. The lower half of the wall is made of broken electrical fittings, while the top half is made out of burnt coal.

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The rock garden has a huge collection of rocks collected over a period of time from the foothills of the shivalik hills

Thursday, April 3, 2008

rock garden



Nek Chand's rock garden has rock collections from the Shivalik foothills. Look closely and it resembles figurines, except that nature carved these figurines.