Observatory Hill

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geographical feature hill historic building

Observatory Hill is a prominent elevation in Shimla, India, known for hosting the historic Viceregal Lodge, a key colonial-era landmark.

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Label Occurrences
Observatory Hill canonical 2

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
hill ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
accessBy road ⓘ
architecturalStyle Jacobethan ⓘ
Scottish Baronial ⓘ
builtFor Viceroy of India ⓘ
climate temperate highland climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
India ⓘ
currentUse Indian Institute of Advanced Study campus ⓘ
surface form: Indian Institute of Advanced Study
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2100 metres ⓘ
governingBody Shimla Municipal Corporation ⓘ
surface form: Municipal Corporation of Shimla
hasBuilding Indian Institute of Advanced Study campus ⓘ
surface form: Indian Institute of Advanced Study main building

Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) ⓘ
surface form: Viceregal Lodge, Shimla
hasLandmark Indian Institute of Advanced Study campus ⓘ
surface form: Indian Institute of Advanced Study

Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) ⓘ
surface form: Viceregal Lodge, Shimla
hasViewOf Shimla ⓘ
surface form: Shimla city

surrounding Himalayan foothills ⓘ
heritageStatus important colonial-era monument in Shimla ⓘ
major heritage precinct of Shimla ⓘ
historicalPeriod British colonial period ⓘ
surface form: British colonial era
historicalUse summer residence of the British Viceroy of India ⓘ
knownFor colonial-era architecture ⓘ
hosting the historic Viceregal Lodge ⓘ
locatedIn Shimla ⓘ
Shimla ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
locatedOn Jakhu Hill ⓘ
surface form: Observatory Hill, Shimla
near Boileauganj, Shimla ⓘ
Summer Hill, Shimla ⓘ
partOf Shimla ⓘ
surface form: Shimla city
significance important colonial-era landmark in Shimla ⓘ
site of the former summer residence of the British Viceroy of India ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
usedFor academic and research activities (via Indian Institute of Advanced Study) ⓘ

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Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) → locatedOn → Observatory Hill ⓘ
Viceregal Lodge → situatedOn → Observatory Hill ⓘ