Mall Road is one of the main financial, commercial and business centres in Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh, India.

[2] He countered the move by setting himself a new summer capital – now famous hill resort of Chail, 45 km from Shimla.

[3] The most prominent feature of the point today is a statue of the Indian freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai (no relation to the scandal).

The large steps and the entrance to this building are a common site for pictures depicting the Mall at Shimla.

A project was started in 2014 to restore the building to its original look and more than 8 crore rupees were spent in renovating this colonial architectural marvel.