City Center Sector 17
The main shopping and commercial centre of Chandigarh is Sector 17. This vast commercial complex is a pedestrian's paradise with four main piazzas meeting at a 'chowk'. It provides something for everyone, from hectic business activity to unhurried window shopping and even crowd gazing in the vicinity of the fountain. Air-conditioned showrooms and departmental stores cater to the needs of shoppers. Government Emporia, innumerable shops, eateries, coffee houses, bars and pubs keep the visitor fully engrossed.

The City Centre or Sector 17, as it is popularly called, is architecturally a blend of cuboids building blocks and open spaces. The piazzas livens up in the afternoon with the office crowds out in the open spaces and shopping colonnades to refresh themselves. In the evenings, shoppers and tourists, enjoying ice creams or popcorns, sit on the steps of the "dove of peace" sculpture, where water cascades down from one level to another in geometrically shaped tanks, amidst delightful play of colourful lights.

Other Shopping Centres
Sectors 28, 21 Auto Centres
Sector 14, 17, 19, 22 Book Shops
Sector 17, 22 Electronic Goods
Sector 26 Fruits, Vegetables and Grains
Sector 34, 7 (Madhya Marg) Furniture
Sector 17, 22, 9 Garment, Shoes
Sector 7, 18, 22 Hardware
Sector 17, 22, 35 Hotels and Restaurants
Sector 11, 16, 22 Medical Stores
Sector 21 Meat and Fish
Sector 19, 20 and 22 Vegetable and Fruit Stalls
Industrial Area Show Rooms for Cars and Scooters