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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Official residence of the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, India}}<br />
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''' Lok Bhavan''' formerly '''Raj Bhavan''' ([[translation]]: ''Government House''), formerly '''Barnes' Court''' is the [[official residence]] of the [[Governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] Shiv Pratap Shukla. It is located in the capital city of [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
The present-day Raj Bhavan was earlier known as the Barnes' Court. When Himachal became a full-fledged state in 1971, the [[Peterhoff, Shimla|Peterhoff]] served as the Raj Bhavan. After the building was damaged in a fire, the Raj Bhavan was shifted to the Barnes Court building.<ref name="hprajbhavan">[http://himachalrajbhavan.nic.in/earlier.html Peterhoff (Old Raj Bhavan At Chauramaidan)], Governor House, Himachal Pradesh</ref><br />
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Originally named after [[Edward Barnes (British Army officer)|Edward Barnes]], the commander-in-chief of British India,<ref name="Gillian1991">{{cite book | author=Gillian Wright | title=Hill stations of India | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4eYvAQAAIAAJ | access-date=11 February 2013 | date=1 August 1991 | publisher=Odyssey | isbn=978-962-217-137-4 | page = 101 }}</ref> it is a [[neo-Tudor]] timber-framed building.<ref name="Chitra2007">{{cite book | author=Chitra Garg | title=Travel India: A Complete Guide to Tourist | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSduAAAAMAAJ | access-date=11 February 2013 | year=2007 | publisher=Lotus Press | isbn=978-81-8382-084-4}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth#British Indian Empire|Government Houses of the British Indian Empire]]<br />
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