Elphinstone College is recognizable by its expansive, Grade One heritage building designed in the Gothic Revival style. Completed in eighteen eighty-eight under the supervision of Khan Bahadur Muncherjee Murzban, the structure features the…
Victorian Gothic Fort District
We walk through the architectural heart of colonial Mumbai to marvel at the soaring spires, grand gargoyles, and magnificent institutions of the 19th-century Fort district.
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1. Elphinstone College
2. David Sassoon Library and Reading Room
The David Sassoon Library and Reading Room is a yellow Malad stone building, identifiable by the white stone bust of David Sassoon set above its entrance portico. Completed in eighteen seventy, the structure features pointed arches and…
3. Rajabai Clock Tower
The Rajabai Clock Tower rises two hundred eighty feet above the University of Mumbai campus, its buff-colored Kurla stone exterior blending Venetian and Gothic architectural styles. Designed by the English architect Sir George Gilbert…
4. HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
The High Court of Bombay is defined by its daunting Victorian Gothic exterior, built from dark blue basalt and limestone. Designed by Colonel James Augustus Fuller and completed in eighteen seventy-eight, the building stretches over five…
5. Flora Fountain
The Flora Fountain is a three-tier monument crafted from imported Portland stone that sits at the center of Hutatma Chowk. You can identify it by the statue of the Roman goddess Flora, who stands at the very top of the structure, watching…
6. St. Thomas’ Cathedral ( C.N.I ), Mumbai
St. Thomas’ Cathedral is identified by its position as the historic center of the city, marking what was once known as colonial Bombay’s zero point. Distances along the city’s major roads were measured from this site, which served as the…
7. Horniman Circle Garden
Horniman Circle Garden is a circular public park in the Fort district of Mumbai, distinguished by a precise neoclassical ring of heritage office buildings that frame it. Originally known as Bombay Green, this space served as a primary…
8. Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain
The Ruttonsee Muljee Jetha Fountain sits at the busy crossroads of Mint Road and P D'Mello Road, marked by a stone statue of a young boy perched at its peak. This boy is depicted holding a book, a detail included by the sculptor John…
9. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is defined by its massive central dome, which rises one hundred and sixty feet and is topped by a statue of a woman holding a torch. This building, completed in eighteen eighty-seven, serves as the…