Christ Church
Neo-Gothic.
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The Ridge is a large open space in the heart of Shimla, capital of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, and the hub of the city's cultural life, running alongside the Mall Road, the main shopping street. It stretches east to west, meeting the Mall Road at Scandal Point on its western side, while its eastern end leads to Lakkar Bazaar, a market for wooden crafts. Most of the city's main places connect through it, and huge water tanks beneath it have supplied the town since British times. Its landmarks are Christ Church, a neo-Gothic building of 1844, and a Tudorbethan library building of 1910. From the Ridge the view opens over hills covered in deodar forest and houses stepped down the slopes, sometimes under snow in winter. The Ridge is pedestrian, and people gather here in the evenings and at festivals. From here visitors climb to Jakhu Temple on the city's highest hill. Summers are fresh and winters cold, so bring a jacket.
Neo-Gothic.
Where the Mall meets.
Deodar hills.
Central Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sometimes in winter.
The Mall and Lakkar Bazaar.