Place · colonial promenade · India
The Ridge & Mall Road, Shimla
Also known as Mall Road Shimla, Ridge Shimla
The Ridge and Mall Road — the 12-km east-west spine of Shimla, laid out from 1830 and vehicle-free since colonial times. The Ridge carries Christ Church, the State Library and the statue of Indira Gandhi; the Mall carries the Gaiety Theatre, the Town Hall, Scandal Point, the Combermere Bridge and the pre-Partition line of English-language bookshops. The underground Ridge reservoir of 1875 still supplies much of the water.
- Periods
- British Colonial Age, Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Authority & administration
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 31.104, 77.172
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- Site withinShimla
The Ridge and Mall Road form the 12-km pedestrian east-west spine of Shimla. The Ridge carries Christ Church, the State Library and Scandal Point; the Mall carries the Gaiety Theatre, the Town Hall and the Combermere Bridge. Vehicle-free since colonial times; the 1875 Ridge reservoir underneath still supplies much of the city's water from its mountain springs.
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