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© Richard Sowersby
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Photographer: | Richard Sowersby | |||
Collection: | travel | |||
Filename: | DSC2692 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-11-07 13:22:52 | |||
Photo Size: | 10mb 6016x4016 pixels | |||
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Caption: | The Tudor styled building is Shmla library and next toit is the Christ Church on the Rifgeway in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh,IndiaBoth buildings were built by the British in the 18th century. The Church is the second oldest church of North India Shimla is a large city with a sprawling population of over a million scattered on the foothills In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. By 1947, Shimla played a very important role in the Independence and partition of India and Pakistan at the nearby Viceregal Lodge |
Keywords: | Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, Shimal library, Shimla Christ Church |