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The Open Hand Monument is a symbolic structure designed by the architect Le Corbusier and located in the Capitol Complex of the Indian city and union territory of Chandigarh. It is the emblem and symbol of the Government of Chandigarh and symbolizes "the hand to give and the hand to take; peace and prosperity, and the unity of mankind". [1]
The emblem consists of a circular shield depicting a representation of Le Corbusier's Open Hand Monument sculpture which is widely regarded as a symbol of the city of Chandigarh. [ 2 ] Open Hand Monument
The Open hand is the geographical representation of the city of Chandigarh located in North India. It is a Union Territory which is the capital of two states - Punjab and Haryana. This Open Hand symbol is located behind the High Court in Chandigarh and it has the tendency to change its direction based on the flow of wind.
From the chest to the head is a quarter of the height of the man. The maximum width of the shoulders contains a quarter of the man. From the elbow to the tip of the hand is a quarter of the height of a man; the distance from the elbow to the armpit is one-eighth of the height of the man; the length of the hand is one-tenth of the man.
Loyalists in Northern Ireland occasionally use a red clenched fist on murals depicting the Red Hand of Ulster, which is also featured on the flag of Ulster. [20] Irish republicans, on the other hand, have been seen displaying raised fists. [21] The image gallery shows how a raised fist is used in visual communication.
Drawing Hands is a lithograph by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in January 1948. It depicts a sheet of paper, out of which two hands rise, in the paradoxical act of drawing one another into existence. This is one of the most obvious examples of Escher's common use of paradox.
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".
Pointing with the left hand is taboo in some cultures. [26] Pointing with an open hand is considered more polite or respectful in some contexts. [27] In Nicaragua, pointing is frequently done with the lips in a "kiss shape" directed towards the object of attention. Different cultures may point using a range of variations on index finger pointing.