In Chandigarh there is a place called 'the Rock Garden' which in fact is constructed almost entirely of industrial and household waste. It was created by a glorious eccentric called Nek Chand in the years after partition. According to wikipedia, it was not discovered by authorities until 1975 (which I find a little hard to believe given it is right next to the Supreme Court and by 1975 sprawled over 12 acres!). Anyway, it's a pretty amazing place, and it draws as many visitors to Chandigarh as Le Corbussier's modernist buildings beside it. This wall is made of discarded computer parts (not bones I promise). The maze of interlocking nooks and crannies seems to attract young Chandigarhis who sheepishly explore the same in its quieter corners.
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