 It is located 13 km away from downtown Shimla and is a thousand feet higher than the Shimla Ridge Top, which is part of the Himalayas.The other presidential homes are Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, and Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad, Telangana.The Retreat Building was built in 1850 and it was a part of the Viceroy of India property.