Chandigarh's Capitol Complex is India's share of a World Heritage property held by seven countries

Background

The Capitol Complex at Chandigarh is not inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a property of its own. It is one component of a property that the List carries under the title "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement". The listing gives the Date of Inscription as 2016 and the criteria as (i)(ii)(vi). The page states that "the 17 sites comprising this transnational serial property are spread over seven countries", and elsewhere that they lie "in seven countries on three continents". The States Parties named for the property are Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan and Switzerland. The Indian component appears on the page as "The Complexe du Capitole in Chandigarh (India)". UNESCO records that the Capitol Complex "had a considerable influence across the Indian subcontinent, where it symbolized India's accession to modernity". The 17 sites were chosen from work by Le Corbusier that survives "in eleven countries on four continents".