The Ridge, Shimla

The Ridge, Shimla

The Ridge road is a large open space, located in the heart of Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh, India. It runs east to west alongside the Mall Road, and joins it at the "Scandal point" on the west side. On the east side, the Ridge road leads to Lakkar Bazaar, a wooden crafts market. The Ridge houses a large water reservoir which acts as the main supply of Shimla townFact|date=May 2007.

The Ridge road is also the venue for Summer festival, government functions and local celebrations during the New Year's Eve. Prominent landmarks on the Ridge are a neo-Gothic structure of Church from 1844 and a tudorbethan styled library building built in 1910 [cite book |last=Bradnock |first=Robert W. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Indian Himalaya Handbook: The Travel Guide|year=2000 |publisher= Footprint Travel Guides|isbn= ISBN 1900949792 |pages=pp 150-159 ] . There are at least three statues on the ridge; that of Mahatma Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Dr. Y.S. Parmar, the first chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.

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