page_title: Solan
section_title: Heritage
hierarchical_section_title: Solan / Historical evolution / Heritage
caption_attribution_description: English: CHRIST CHURCH IS IN KASAULI IN SOLAN DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE IN INDIA
context_page_description: Solan is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. The largest municipal council of Himachal Pradesh, it is located 45.5 kilometres south of the state capital, Shimla, at an average elevation of 1,550 metres. The place is named after the Hindu goddess Shoolini Devi. Every year in June, a fair venerating the goddess is held, featuring a 3-day mela at the central Thodo ground. Solan was the capital of the erstwhile princely state, Baghat.
  It is known as the "Mushroom city of India" because of the vast mushroom farming in the area as well as the Directorate of Mushroom Research situated at Chambaghat.
  Solan is also called the "City of Red Gold", due to the bulk production of tomatoes in the area. The city is situated between Chandigarh and Shimla on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway-22. The narrow-gauge Kalka-Shimla railway passes through Solan. Located on the Punjab-Himachal Border, Solan is nestled in the Shivalik hills of the Himalayas.
  Solan has ancient temples and monasteries, and the city has one of the oldest breweries in the country. This city also has a 300-year-old fort located at the top of a hill.
context_section_description: Solan's history is entwined with that of the erstwhile princely state of Baghat. A cantonment was built here in the late 19th century by the British. Solan cantonment is still the best and the most well planned part of this area hence buildings are made in a planned manner. The church in Solan cantonment is a heritage building with wooden and stone carvings. It has sloping roofs and arches reminiscent of  British architecture.
  The list of heritage buildings in Solan town is as follows:-
  Shoolini Devi temple.
  The Church in Solan cantonment.
  The Solan railway station.
  The Barog railway station.
  Hari Mandir a famous Lord Krishna temple.
  The railway station and the railway rest house at Salogra.
  The DC residence on Shilly road.
  Anees villa, ancestral home of Salman Rushdie Shilly road 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 (now the JBT college running in it).
  Kishan Niwas and Hill View on circular road.
  St. Luke's Sen Sec School, Solan the school built in hill architecture.
  Jatoli Temple (5 km. far from Solan on Rajgarh Road).
  Mohan Shakti National Heritage Park (in Hart, 12 km from Solan)
  Mohan Meakin Limited – Mohan Meakin is a large group of companies which started with Asia's first brewery incorporated in 1855
  Dolanji Bon Monastery, Solan.
  Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni-Solan Worlds famous one of the Horticulture and Forestry University
  The Palace near Palace Road.
  Pandavas cave at Mount Karol, Chambaghat, Solan
caption: Christ Church, Kasauli
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