Viceregal Lodge (Indian Institute of Advanced Study)

Summer Hill, Shimla · Est. 1888 · Closed now

In 1945 a conference here tried, and failed, to agree a framework for Indian independence.

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AddressViceregal Lodge, Observatory Hill

Managed byIndian Institute of Advanced Study

Today's hoursOpen today 9 AM - 5 PM

Tickets fromFrom ₹25

TypeHistoric Building

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A grand Scottish baronial-style mansion built as the residence of British India's viceroys, where major decisions including the 1945 Shimla Conference on Indian independence were debated before it became a research institute.

Did you know? The Shimla Conference of 1945, a critical failed attempt to agree on a framework for Indian independence, was held inside this building, meaning some of the last real chances to negotiate a different path to Partition played out in these rooms.

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Mon-Sun

9 AM - 5 PM

Tickets

Adult Indian

₹50

Kids/Students Indian

₹25

Senior Citizen

₹500