Christ Church, Shimla, Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India,

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Christ Church, Simla. Christ Church, Shimla, (Simla) is the second oldest church in North India, after St John's Church in Meerut. It is a parish in the Diocese of Amritsar in the Church of North India. Worship is conducted in Hindi and English. Built in the neo-Gothic style in 1857 to serve the largely Anglican British community. Christ Church is situated on The Ridge where it stands out as one of the prominent landmarks of Shimla. The silhouette of Christ Church is visible for miles around the vicinity of Shimla city. Christ Church remains one of the enduring legacies of the British Raj. Christ Church was designed by Colonel J. T. Boileau in 1844, and the church was consecrated after 1857.

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Location: Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India,
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