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Mumbai is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of India’s largest cities and Mumbai is also the country’s financial centre. The city is located on seven islands where there were formerly settlements of the Koli people. The recent history of European influence started in 1534, when Mumbai and the area passed to the Portuguese Empire and in 1661 passed to the English king in dowry.
In those days, Mumbai was called Bombay, and the city’s development gained momentum with land reclamation and infrastructure projects that began in 1782, and which were continuously expanded and developed in the city center and to more and more suburbs. Bombay became a major Indian port city with its strategic location on the Arabian Sea. After India’s independence, the city was called Bombay until 1995, when the Indian government officially changed the name to Mumbai.
Mumbai is a colossal city where you can experience many sights from different eras. In the colonial center, which spreads out in the area behind the Gateway to India, you can explore Mumbai’s British history with many buildings that were built in the local variant of Victorian Gothic Revival. These include, for example, the city’s famous railway station, the Supreme Court and the main post office.
You can also take a closer look at Mumbai from the 1900s to the present day. A walk along Marine Drive is a great opportunity to look at the 1920-1930s Art Deco architecture while enjoying the palm trees, the sea and the street’s promenade. From recent decades, one can take a tour of the engineering masterpiece Bandra–Worli Sea Link and skyscrapers such as the 280-meter-tall World One.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is Mumbai’s large and imposing railway station, built during the heyday of the railway era in the latter part of the 19th century. Today, the station has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and it was previously known as Victoria Terminus.
It is clear to see why Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a world heritage site, because the station building is one of the most interesting of the world’s many large railway station buildings. Construction started in 1878 and lasted until 1888. However, it was already inaugurated in 1887 and named after the British Queen Victoria.
The Gateway to India is a monument that stands as the first welcome to Mumbai and India when arriving here from the sea. The monument consists of a 26 meter high portal arch that was erected to commemorate King George V and Queen Mary’s visit to the country in December 1911, where they were crowned as Emperor and Empress at the so-called Delhi Durbar.
The Great Gate was completed in 1924 and was formally opened by the major donor, the Earl of Reading. The Gateway of India became historic in 1948 as it was through it that the last British soldiers left the country in 1948. They were from the Somerset Light Infantry and the ceremony was held on 28 February.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum is a museum in Mumbai where you can experience Indian and foreign history through exhibitions that mainly focus on the themes of art, archeology and natural history. The museum effects have been built up over time from various distinguished collections that have been donated or transferred here. The archaeological finds span the past millennia.
The museum building was built at the beginning of the 20th century in the mixed style of Indian and British architecture typical of the place and the time. Until the 1990s, the place was called the Prince of Wales Museum, and it was then named after the British crown prince’s previous visit to Mumbai. Now it is named after Shavaji, who founded the Maratha Kingdom, which was an important Indian state in the period 1674-1818.
The building itself, where the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum is housed, is worth seeing in itself. In the interior you can see, among other things, the beautiful domed hall, which was inspired by the style of local well-to-do mansions with columns and arcades. There is also a beautiful garden around the museum that you can take a walk in.
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is a magnificent hotel situated like a palace on Mumbai’s waterfront. The fine hotel opened its doors to guests in 1903, and it had been built by Jamsedji Tata, who is said to have built the hotel after being rejected as a guest at the Watson’ Hotel, then the city’s leading hotel. Over the years, several celebrities and heads of state have stayed at the hotel, which during the First World War was set up as a hospital with 600 beds.
The architectural style is typical of British-Indian buildings of the time, and it has also been called, among other things, Indo-Gothic and Mughal Gothic. The style mixes classical Indian and Islamic architecture with the Neo-Gothic and Neo-Classicism of Victorian England.
Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum is an interesting city museum that was founded by the Governor of Bombay, John Elphinstone, as the Central Museum of Natural History, Economy, Geology, Industry and Arts in 1855. The place is thus Mumbai’s oldest museum.
The museum building was built in the park Jijamata Udyaan by David Sassoon in the years 1862-1871. Until 1975 the site was known as the Victoria and Albert Museum. At the museum you can see various exhibitions that span everything from archeology to handicrafts and industrial history.
General Post Office in Mumbai dates back to the posting of a postmaster to the city. It happened in 1794, and before that it was the East India Company’s administration that handled shipments. The post office building was one of the major constructions of the British era in the early 1900s.
It was British architect John Begg who designed the General Post Office, and he found inspiration in Muhammad Adil Shah’s 17th-century mausoleum in the South Indian city of Bijapur. This can be clearly seen in the structure with a large, central dome and side towers.
Construction began in 1904, and the post office opened in 1913. The location at Mumbai’s major railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, resulted in the streamlining of mail from other Indian cities compared to the former post office, which was located elsewhere in the city.
Royal Opera House is Mumbai’s opera venue. The foundation stone was laid in 1909 in what was then Bombay. The royal title is due to India’s affiliation with England, and it was King George V who in 1911 inaugurated the building, which was completed the following year. The Bombay opera was the only one in the country, and it was performed in the grand style known from European opera houses. Here, local architecture had also been incorporated into the construction.
With the rise of cinemas in the first part of the 20th century, the house was equipped to be used for film screenings, and various other activities such as fashion shows were also carried out here. The opera was closed in the 1980s, while various shows were staged until 1993. After that, the opera building fell into disrepair, until a restoration was started some twenty years later.
The Bombay High Court is a court that has jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the two Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The court was established in 1862, and the large courthouse was built in the years 1871-1878. The ground plan measures an impressive 171 meters in length and 57 meters in width with a tower as the central element.
The building style was inspired by the early English Gothic of the 12th and 16th centuries. At the top of the building you can see statues that symbolize justice and mercy. Incidentally, the Bombay High Court is one of the institutions that chose not to change its name from Bombay to Mumbai in the 1990s, when this name change was otherwise officially adopted.
St. Thomas Cathedral is a church that was built in 1718 as the first Anglican church building in what was then Bombay. It was to meet the need for a church of the city’s increasing number of British inhabitants after the takeover of the area from Portugal in 1661.
The foundation stone of St. Thomas Cathedral was already laid in 1676 under Governor Gerald Aungier, who also took the initiative to build other institutions based on British models. The church was put into use on Christmas Day 1718, and in 1837 it was elevated to a cathedral. In the decades that followed, the church was expanded to the result you can see today.
Royal Bombay Yacht Club is a social venue and sailing club founded in 1846. After 30 years of operation, the British Queen Victoria granted the club the title of royalty, the first with that status in Asia. The club’s headquarters were built in 1881, and at that time it was located on the waterfront.
In 1896 the current clubhouse was built and it is still quite close to the water in the center of Mumbai. Over time, the club has welcomed many famous people, for example during the visit of the royal couple in 1911. On that occasion, sailing had a renaissance, and a number of regattas were held.
The National Gallery of Modern Art is an art museum that opened in 1954 in New Delhi, and in 1996 the Mumbai branch of the museum was established. Countless artists are represented in the collections, and there are both Indian and international works. You can also see objects from other than decidedly modern art in the exhibitions.
The museum is housed in the former auditorium, Sir Cowasji Jahangir Public Hall, whose floors have hosted political meetings, concerts, sports matches and other major events. The building was constructed in 1911 following donations from Cowasji Jahangir.
The University of Mumbai is an educational institution that was founded on the British model in 1857. The teaching itself in the various programs is offered at associated colleges. Today, the university’s campus is spread over large parts of Mumbai at various institutions and addresses.
One of the best-known university buildings is St. Xavier’s College, which became part of the university when the institution was established in 1869. The older university buildings were built in the Neo-Gothic style of the time. The architectural inspiration came from well-known educational institutions in Great Britain. Another example is Elphinstone College, which also comes under the University of Mumbai.
Elphinstone College is an educational institution that was planned and established in 1823 and named after Montstuart Elphinstone, who was the Governor of Bombay from 1819 to 1827 and who was among the initiators of the city’s development of higher education institutions such as Elphinstone College.
It took until 1856 before the college was founded as an independent educational institution. Until 1856, Elphinstone College was part of an English-language school, and today the institution is part of the University of Mumbai. In the street view, Elphinstone College is a distinctive building, standing in imposing neo-gothic style as a fine example of 19th century British architecture.
Rajabai Clock Tower is an 85 meter high clock tower that was built in Mumbai in the years 1869-1878. It was George Gilbert Scott who designed the tower, and he got inspiration for the construction from London’s Big Ben, which was completed in the late 1850s.
The construction was financed by the stockbroker Premchand Roychand, who stipulated that it should be named after his mother, whose name was Rajabai. The chosen style was the popular Neo-Gothic of the time, which was mixed with Venetian architecture. At the time of construction, the tower was Mumbai’s tallest building. During the British era until 1947, the bell tower played, among other things, Rule Britannia and God Save the King.
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai is an academic association which focuses on Asian studies. The origin of the society was the city’s literary association, which held its first meeting in 1804. The society’s library and collections are considerable, and among the most valuable effects are a number of manuscripts in Sanskrit and Persian, and an original edition of Dante Alighieri’s work, The Divine Comedy. It was donated by Bombay Governor Montstuart Elphinstone, who in the period 1819-1827 was president of the Asiatic Society.
The company’s building is built in a classicist temple style and was completed in 1830 as one of the city’s finest buildings. It was Thomas Cowper of the Bombay Engineers who designed the large building, which was named the Town Hall. The building was originally intended as a combined library, museum and offices for the city’s administration.
Jijamata Udyaan is a park where, among other things, you can visit a zoo and Mumbai’s city museum. The green area was formerly the property of businessman David Sassoon. He had several buildings built, such as the clock tower Victoria Tower, and later donated the site to the city.
Victoria Tower was stylistically inspired by Italian Renaissance buildings and it is the focal point at the main entrance of Jijamata Udyaan. When you enter the park, you can enjoy beautiful walks among many beautiful trees, and there is also a statue of the British King Edward VI.
Hutatma Chowk is the name of one of the central squares in Mumbai. It is known as the home of the Blomsterspringvandet/Flora Fountain, named after the Roman goddess of spring and flowers, Flora. Crowned by a statue of Flora, the fountain was erected in 1864 on one of the grounds left vacant by the demolition of the Bombay Fort in 1860.
In the square there is a monument to those who fell here during demonstrations in connection with the establishment of the state of Maharashtra. It is also this event that gave the square its current name in 1960. Surrounding the square are a number of buildings from the British era, making it a good place to get an impression of Bombay at the beginning of the 20th century.
Marine Drive is central Mumbai’s several kilometer long promenade along the Arabian Sea. The street lies between the neighborhoods of Nariman Point in the south and Malabar Hill in the north. On the stretch there is a promenade by the beaches and along the coast, where you can enjoy a walk in the shade of the palm trees.
Well-to-do owners built grand houses along Marine Drive in the 1920s and 1930s, the street and its houses are one of the best places in the world to see Art Deco architecture. Art deco is the dominant architecture along Marina Drive, and the number of buildings is surpassed only by Miami Beach in Florida, USA. There are also quite a few hotels here at what is one of the world’s most expensive addresses.
Elephanta Island is an island located east of Mumbai in Mumbai Harbour. The island has a size of 16 km2 and was named by Portuguese explorers in the 16th century when they saw an elephant sculpture here. Elephanta Island was historically a small kingdom, while today it still has a small population that welcomes many tourists who enjoy the island as an excursion destination.
Elephanta Island is known for the Elephanta Caves/गारापुरीची लेणी, which is the name for a series of temples carved out of the island’s rocks. The Elephanta Caves are mainly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, and you can see quite a few sculptures in the atmospheric temples, which lie like pillared halls in nature on the island. Today, the Elephanta Caves are included in UNESCO’s list of world cultural heritage, and you can easily get here by boat from central Mumbai.
Bandra–Worli Sea Link is a major infrastructure project connecting Bandra in the Western Suburbs with Worli in South Mumbai. The connection is a 5.6 kilometer long cable-stayed bridge that was built from 1999 to 2010. The special feature of the construction is that the bridge was almost built on the open sea, because it lies west of the city in the sea and along urban areas for a long part of the route .
The pylons of the Bandra–Worli Sea Link are 128 meters high and there are eight lanes on the link which has reduced the transport time between the affected neighborhoods considerably. When the link opened, it was India’s longest bridge, being approximately 25 meters longer than the Mahatma Gandhi Setu, which spans the Ganges River in the state of Bihar.
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Overview of Mumbai
Mumbai is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of India’s largest cities and Mumbai is also the country’s financial centre. The city is located on seven islands where there were formerly settlements of the Koli people. The recent history of European influence started in 1534, when Mumbai and the area passed to the Portuguese Empire and in 1661 passed to the English king in dowry.
In those days, Mumbai was called Bombay, and the city’s development gained momentum with land reclamation and infrastructure projects that began in 1782, and which were continuously expanded and developed in the city center and to more and more suburbs. Bombay became a major Indian port city with its strategic location on the Arabian Sea. After India’s independence, the city was called Bombay until 1995, when the Indian government officially changed the name to Mumbai.
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General Post Office in Mumbai dates back to the posting of a postmaster to the city. It happened in 1794, and before that it was the East India Company’s administration that handled shipments. The post office building was one of the major constructions of the British era in the early 1900s.
It was British architect John Begg who designed the General Post Office, and he found inspiration in Muhammad Adil Shah’s 17th-century mausoleum in the South Indian city of Bijapur. This can be clearly seen in the structure with a large, central dome and side towers.
Construction began in 1904, and the post office opened in 1913. The location at Mumbai’s major railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, resulted in the streamlining of mail from other Indian cities compared to the former post office, which was located elsewhere in the city.
Royal Opera House is Mumbai’s opera venue. The foundation stone was laid in 1909 in what was then Bombay. The royal title is due to India’s affiliation with England, and it was King George V who in 1911 inaugurated the building, which was completed the following year. The Bombay opera was the only one in the country, and it was performed in the grand style known from European opera houses. Here, local architecture had also been incorporated into the construction.
With the rise of cinemas in the first part of the 20th century, the house was equipped to be used for film screenings, and various other activities such as fashion shows were also carried out here. The opera was closed in the 1980s, while various shows were staged until 1993. After that, the opera building fell into disrepair, until a restoration was started some twenty years later.
The Bombay High Court is a court that has jurisdiction over the states of Maharashtra and Goa and the two Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The court was established in 1862, and the large courthouse was built in the years 1871-1878. The ground plan measures an impressive 171 meters in length and 57 meters in width with a tower as the central element.
The building style was inspired by the early English Gothic of the 12th and 16th centuries. At the top of the building you can see statues that symbolize justice and mercy. Incidentally, the Bombay High Court is one of the institutions that chose not to change its name from Bombay to Mumbai in the 1990s, when this name change was otherwise officially adopted.
St. Thomas Cathedral is a church that was built in 1718 as the first Anglican church building in what was then Bombay. It was to meet the need for a church of the city’s increasing number of British inhabitants after the takeover of the area from Portugal in 1661.
The foundation stone of St. Thomas Cathedral was already laid in 1676 under Governor Gerald Aungier, who also took the initiative to build other institutions based on British models. The church was put into use on Christmas Day 1718, and in 1837 it was elevated to a cathedral. In the decades that followed, the church was expanded to the result you can see today.
Royal Bombay Yacht Club is a social venue and sailing club founded in 1846. After 30 years of operation, the British Queen Victoria granted the club the title of royalty, the first with that status in Asia. The club’s headquarters were built in 1881, and at that time it was located on the waterfront.
In 1896 the current clubhouse was built and it is still quite close to the water in the center of Mumbai. Over time, the club has welcomed many famous people, for example during the visit of the royal couple in 1911. On that occasion, sailing had a renaissance, and a number of regattas were held.
The National Gallery of Modern Art is an art museum that opened in 1954 in New Delhi, and in 1996 the Mumbai branch of the museum was established. Countless artists are represented in the collections, and there are both Indian and international works. You can also see objects from other than decidedly modern art in the exhibitions.
The museum is housed in the former auditorium, Sir Cowasji Jahangir Public Hall, whose floors have hosted political meetings, concerts, sports matches and other major events. The building was constructed in 1911 following donations from Cowasji Jahangir.
The University of Mumbai is an educational institution that was founded on the British model in 1857. The teaching itself in the various programs is offered at associated colleges. Today, the university’s campus is spread over large parts of Mumbai at various institutions and addresses.
One of the best-known university buildings is St. Xavier’s College, which became part of the university when the institution was established in 1869. The older university buildings were built in the Neo-Gothic style of the time. The architectural inspiration came from well-known educational institutions in Great Britain. Another example is Elphinstone College, which also comes under the University of Mumbai.
Elphinstone College is an educational institution that was planned and established in 1823 and named after Montstuart Elphinstone, who was the Governor of Bombay from 1819 to 1827 and who was among the initiators of the city’s development of higher education institutions such as Elphinstone College.
It took until 1856 before the college was founded as an independent educational institution. Until 1856, Elphinstone College was part of an English-language school, and today the institution is part of the University of Mumbai. In the street view, Elphinstone College is a distinctive building, standing in imposing neo-gothic style as a fine example of 19th century British architecture.
Rajabai Clock Tower is an 85 meter high clock tower that was built in Mumbai in the years 1869-1878. It was George Gilbert Scott who designed the tower, and he got inspiration for the construction from London’s Big Ben, which was completed in the late 1850s.
The construction was financed by the stockbroker Premchand Roychand, who stipulated that it should be named after his mother, whose name was Rajabai. The chosen style was the popular Neo-Gothic of the time, which was mixed with Venetian architecture. At the time of construction, the tower was Mumbai’s tallest building. During the British era until 1947, the bell tower played, among other things, Rule Britannia and God Save the King.
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai is an academic association which focuses on Asian studies. The origin of the society was the city’s literary association, which held its first meeting in 1804. The society’s library and collections are considerable, and among the most valuable effects are a number of manuscripts in Sanskrit and Persian, and an original edition of Dante Alighieri’s work, The Divine Comedy. It was donated by Bombay Governor Montstuart Elphinstone, who in the period 1819-1827 was president of the Asiatic Society.
The company’s building is built in a classicist temple style and was completed in 1830 as one of the city’s finest buildings. It was Thomas Cowper of the Bombay Engineers who designed the large building, which was named the Town Hall. The building was originally intended as a combined library, museum and offices for the city’s administration.
Jijamata Udyaan is a park where, among other things, you can visit a zoo and Mumbai’s city museum. The green area was formerly the property of businessman David Sassoon. He had several buildings built, such as the clock tower Victoria Tower, and later donated the site to the city.
Victoria Tower was stylistically inspired by Italian Renaissance buildings and it is the focal point at the main entrance of Jijamata Udyaan. When you enter the park, you can enjoy beautiful walks among many beautiful trees, and there is also a statue of the British King Edward VI.
Hutatma Chowk is the name of one of the central squares in Mumbai. It is known as the home of the Blomsterspringvandet/Flora Fountain, named after the Roman goddess of spring and flowers, Flora. Crowned by a statue of Flora, the fountain was erected in 1864 on one of the grounds left vacant by the demolition of the Bombay Fort in 1860.
In the square there is a monument to those who fell here during demonstrations in connection with the establishment of the state of Maharashtra. It is also this event that gave the square its current name in 1960. Surrounding the square are a number of buildings from the British era, making it a good place to get an impression of Bombay at the beginning of the 20th century.
Marine Drive is central Mumbai’s several kilometer long promenade along the Arabian Sea. The street lies between the neighborhoods of Nariman Point in the south and Malabar Hill in the north. On the stretch there is a promenade by the beaches and along the coast, where you can enjoy a walk in the shade of the palm trees.
Well-to-do owners built grand houses along Marine Drive in the 1920s and 1930s, the street and its houses are one of the best places in the world to see Art Deco architecture. Art deco is the dominant architecture along Marina Drive, and the number of buildings is surpassed only by Miami Beach in Florida, USA. There are also quite a few hotels here at what is one of the world’s most expensive addresses.
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