Viceregal Lodge

Situated on the Observatory Hills in Shimla, this lodge is is also known as the Rashtrapati Niwas as it was the residence of the British Viceroy of India in the earlier times. Designed by the British architect, Henry Irwin and built in the Jacobthan style, this beautiful piece of architecture was completed in 1888. It was handed over to the Indian Institute of Advanced Study some time after India gained independence in 1947. A number of very important events such as the Simla Conference in 1945, partition of Pakistan in 1947 took place in this building. Later on, it was also used for a lot of debates and intellectual discussions too.