IndianGhummakad
★★★★4.0Wrote on 10 Sept 2023
Scandal Point Shimla
Nothing Much but still worth visiting here. The views of One part of Shimla are a nice place. Not much of a crowd as well hence you can be there peacefully for a few hours.
N_bn1979
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 23 Jul 2023
Shimla scandel point
One of the best place shimla scandel point . It has a history but I don't know whether it is true or not. But guys must go to scandel maal shimla
MadhulikaL4
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 1 Jul 2023
Picturesque space with a questionable past
Popular legend has it that ‘Scandal Point’, a scenic spot in the heart of the Mall (behind the Gaiety Theatre complex) is so named because of a scandal attached to it. The story goes that Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala had an affair with the daughter of a British Viceroy in Shimla, and arranged to elope with her, their rendezvous to be at what is now named Scandal Point. The story further has it that the British were so enraged by this that Bhupinder Singh was forever forbidden to enter Shimla—which led him to build a grand palace at Chail by way of thumbing his nose at them. The story is suspect, because the chronology doesn’t match; Bhupinder Singh would’ve been an infant when this supposed elopement happened! At any rate, the space is very picturesque, with beautifully restored grey stone buildings, very impressive, all around
VIPIN_GOEL_TP_Impex
★★★3.0Wrote on 7 May 2023
Nothing there to match the name
Junction of the three roads, The Mall, The Ridge and Kali Bari Mandir Marg is known as Scandal Point. Visitors pass through this place admiring the architecture of historical colonial buildings. Today there is a statue of the Indian freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai (no relation to the scandal). Next to Scandal Point is the General Post Office of Shimla. Just walk through here and enjoy the beauty, cleanliness and charming people of Himachal. The buildings appears dazzling in the evening with the colourful lights on.
HarryHSR
★★★★4.0Wrote on 11 Apr 2023
BACK IN HISTORY
one of the busiest tourist locations in Shimla, its quite crowded, lot of eating joints and shopping options , its always fun to be here, the only problem is MONKEYS ,,, there are a lot of Monkeys in this area and they are ready to pounce on any kind of food especially ice creams etc which you r trying to enjoy ... and the authorities seem to have no control on this menace. Rest there is lot of history attached to this location and great to see the ridge, old church, Gaiety theatre , goofa restaurant, etc.
