The honey-colored Gateway of India built to
commemorate the visit of the British monarch, George V in 1911 was completed in
1924. The construction was undertaken by the famous architect George Wittet . Ever
since then it has been the architectural emblem of Mumbai and is without doubt,
one of the most popular tourist hotspots of Mumbai. Sitting proudly on the Apollo
Bunder, it overlooks the Arabian Sea.
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THE GATEWAY OF INDIA
The imposing structure of the monument is a beautiful
confluence of Indian, Arabic and Western architecture and has become a popular
tourist hub in the city. It is also the starting point of a number of ferry
services that ply to the historic Elephanta Caves.
TAJ MAHAL HOTEL
Behind the Gateway is Taj Mahal Hotel built in 1902 by the
Parsi industrialist, Jamshetji Nusserwanji Tata after he was denied entry to
the ‘Whites Only’ Watson’s Hotel.
The structure in itself is a made of yellow basalt and solid
concrete and is embellished with numerous Muslim and Hindu motifs as well. The
basalt arch of the Gateway served as the entry and exit access to India through
waterways before independence and was the exit point from where the last
British ship left India for England. There are statues of Swami Vivekananda and
Chhatrapati Shivaji that have been installed near the Gateway as well. The view
from the sea of the Gateway complex, especially at night, is quite ethereal and
beautiful. The Gateway of India is thus, not only a historic artefact but an
example of Marvelous architecture in itself!
THE GATEWAY OF INDIA as seen from the Arabian Sea
TAJ MAHAL HOTEL as seen from Arabian Sea
The Mumbai harbour clicked during sunset...
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