Raj Bhavan, Uttarakhand

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Raj Bhavan Uttarakhand or Uttarakhand Governor's House is the official residence of the Governor of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand is one of the few Indian states which have two official buildings of Raj Bhavans. There are two buildings of Raj Bhavan in Uttarakhand. The first one is located in the capital city of Dehradun.
The second Raj Bhavan of Uttarakhand is situated in Nainital. The present Governor of Uttarakhand is Baby Rani Maurya.

Raj Bhavan, Nainital

The second Raj Bhavan of Uttarakhand is situated in Nainital. In the pre-Independence era, Nainital served as the summer capital of United Provinces and this building, built like a Scottish castle was christened as the "Government House". Raj Bhavan was built by British as residence of Governor of then North West Province. The beginning of construction of Raj Bhavan was started in April 1897 and it took two years to complete. It is built on European pattern and based on Gothic Architecture. The designers of Raj Bhavan (Nainital) were Architect Stevens and the Executive Engineer FOW Ortel. After Independence it was renamed as Raj Bhavan.

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