Mumbai: Monuments
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=The best known monuments= | =The best known monuments= | ||
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Anjuman-I-Islam - The structure was built in 1874 by a group of Muslims headed by Dr Badruddin Tyabji. | Anjuman-I-Islam - The structure was built in 1874 by a group of Muslims headed by Dr Badruddin Tyabji. | ||
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==Old office buildings of Bombay== | ==Old office buildings of Bombay== | ||
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Great Western building in 1963 - This building has been the residence of a British Governor of India, served as the Admiralty House and redesigned as a hotel. | Great Western building in 1963 - This building has been the residence of a British Governor of India, served as the Admiralty House and redesigned as a hotel. | ||
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==Gateway of India== | ==Gateway of India== | ||
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A marching band practices a performance in front of the Gateway of India in 1999. | A marching band practices a performance in front of the Gateway of India in 1999. | ||
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==Jama Masjid== | ==Jama Masjid== | ||
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Jama Masjid - The Konkani Muslim merchant who owned the land on which this mosque was built agreed to its construction on the condition that the existing water reservoir on the plot was preserved. | Jama Masjid - The Konkani Muslim merchant who owned the land on which this mosque was built agreed to its construction on the condition that the existing water reservoir on the plot was preserved. | ||
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==Chhatrapati Shiva ji Terminus== | ==Chhatrapati Shiva ji Terminus== | ||
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==Larsen and Toubro house== | ==Larsen and Toubro house== | ||
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==Taj hotel== | ==Taj hotel== | ||
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Taj hotel - The belief that Jamshedji Tata built this hotel in response to being denied entry at a whites-only hotel is in fact a myth. In reality, he implemented the idea after the bubonic plague, when the editor of Times of India wished for a good hotel for the city. | Taj hotel - The belief that Jamshedji Tata built this hotel in response to being denied entry at a whites-only hotel is in fact a myth. In reality, he implemented the idea after the bubonic plague, when the editor of Times of India wished for a good hotel for the city. | ||
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==Parsi temple== | ==Parsi temple== | ||
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==World Trade Centre== | ==World Trade Centre== | ||
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==Evans Frazer building== | ==Evans Frazer building== | ||
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Revision as of 22:19, 19 May 2021
This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content. |
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The best known monuments
Anjuman-I-Islam
Anjuman-I-Islam - The structure was built in 1874 by a group of Muslims headed by Dr Badruddin Tyabji.
Old office buildings of Bombay
Great Western building
Great Western building in 1963 - This building has been the residence of a British Governor of India, served as the Admiralty House and redesigned as a hotel.
Gateway of India
A marching band practices a performance in front of the Gateway of India in 1999.
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid - The Konkani Muslim merchant who owned the land on which this mosque was built agreed to its construction on the condition that the existing water reservoir on the plot was preserved.
Chhatrapati Shiva ji Terminus
CST - This UNESCO World Heritage site was designed by Frederick William Stevens who earned Rs 1,614,000 to build it. It was built in a Gothic revival style and took a decade to complete.
Larsen and Toubro house
Taj hotel
Taj hotel - The belief that Jamshedji Tata built this hotel in response to being denied entry at a whites-only hotel is in fact a myth. In reality, he implemented the idea after the bubonic plague, when the editor of Times of India wished for a good hotel for the city.
Parsi temple
World Trade Centre
The initial phase of the construction World Trade Centre was completed in 1978,on the day of Makar Sankranti.
