Solan - Heritage

Heritage

Solan is primarily a cantonment town because this is the very first function that came up here on account of establishment of an army cantonment. Though it can be called a British town, however the Britishers did not do more beyond the military functions. Thus this town is not as privileged as Dagshai, Subathu and Kasauli have been where the British art and architecture flourished in many ways. Solan cantonment is still the best and the most well planned part of this area. Buildings have been planned keeping in view the contours and least hill cutting was done for this. The blocks also face the south to achieve maximum sun. However so far as buildings are concerned, only the church inside Solan cantonment is fit to be called heritage building. Built in stone and wood work, it has bold and elegant sloping roofs plus arches reminiscent of the British architecture. Then we have some other few buildings worth the heritage importance. The overall list of heritage buildings in solan town & nearby is as below :-

  • The Church at Solan cantonment.
  • The Solan railway station.
  • The Barog railway station.
  • The temple Hari Mandir famous Lord Krishna temple.
  • The railway station and the railway rest house at Salogra.
  • The DC residence on Shilly road.
  • Anees villa of Salman Rushdie near DC residence.
  • S.E., PWD office which used to be a durbar hall of Baghat State.
  • Old guest house in the palace of Baghat state.
  • Khalifa lodge (it has the JBT school running in it).
  • Nanak villa on tank road, colonel Chopra's building adjoining NCC Office on Rajgarh road, Kishan Niwas building and Hill View building on circular road and some of the private buildings near St. Luke's School, the Mall built in typically hill architecture.

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