Himachal Pradesh Raj Bhawan, the Governor’s House was on Saturday thrown open for the people on the analogy of the President’s House in New Delhi, said an official statement.
The Governor House, earlier known as ‘Barnes Court’, is a building, which was first occupied by the British Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, Sir Edward Barnes in the year 1832, after whom it was named. It remained the residence of various British Commanders-in-Chief.
In the year 1972, the ‘Shimla Agreement’ also known as the ‘Shimla Accord’ surrounding bilateral relations between India and Pakistan was signed in this historical building.
