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{{Places of Interest|title=Simla |name=Simla |link=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=211401480495186034184.0004bd4084769bc464016&ie=UTF8&ll=31.094911,77.172432&spn=0.055858,0.075274&t=m&z=14&vpsrc=1}}
'''Simla''' (now known as Shimla) was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_382.gif Simla District] in the Delhi Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. It was the [[hill station]] linked with [[Delhi]] and the summer retreat of the Viceroy from 1864. In the centre of Simla is the large open space known as The Ridge. The colonial-era architecture in the town is notable for its mock Tudor style.
==Railway==
[[Image:Simla_Railway_Station.jpg|thumb|leftright|Simla Railway Station today]]
The narrow gauge [[Kalka-Simla Railway]] is still operational, having opened in 1903.
==External links==
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Simla Simla] Love to Know 1911<br>*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_388.gif Simla Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimla "Shimla"], Wikipedia.
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/simla1.html "Home from Home: The Victorians in Simla"] from The Victorian Web
*[http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/gothicrevival/2.html Christ Church Simla] is one of a number of links relating to Simla in [http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/architecture.html Victorian and Edwardian Architecture in British India] from The Victorian Web
