Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra

Not to be confused with Rashtrapati Niwas.
Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, Shimla
Rashtrapati Niwas
Interactive map of the Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, Shimla area
General information
TypeSummer Retreat
Architectural styleEuropean
LocationChharabra, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Current tenants
Completed1850; 174 years old
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Rashtrapati Niwas, previously known as The Retreat Building is the official summer retreat of the President of India near Chharabra, Shimla, in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The President stays at the building for at least two weeks during summer and conducts official business. It is located 13 km away from the city of Shimla and is a thousand feet higher than the Shimla Ridge Top, which is part of the Himalayas.

The other presidential homes are Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, Rashtrapati Niketan in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, and Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad, Telangana.

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