Our World, Like A Charnel-house,

The City Of Chandigarh Is Planned To Human Scale. It Puts Us In Touch With The Infinite Cosmos And Nature. It Provides Us With Places And Buildings For All Human Activities By Which The Citizens Can Live A Full And Harmonious Life. Here The Radiance Of Nature And Heart Are Within Our Reach.

Considerable Sacrifices Were Demanded Of The Inhabitants Of The Machine In Order That Purely Abstract Formal Development... Might Be Carried As Far As Possible.

The Present Moment Is Creative, Creating With An Unheard-of Intensity.

The Object Of This Edict Is To Enlighten The Present And Future Citizens Of Chandigarh About The Basic Concepts Of Planning Of The City So That They Become Its Guardians And Save It From Whims Of Individuals.

A House Is A Machine For Living In.