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FULL DAY
MUMBAI SIGHT SEEING
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Gateway
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Built by the British to
commemorate King George V and Queen Mary's visit to India
in 1911, the Gateway of India stands as a monument
to the importance of Mumbai as a port when the steamship
was king. Designed by George Wittet, it replaced the
temporary structure that the architect had erected for the
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The archway is
built from honey-coloured basalt, in a style derived from
Gujarati architecture of the 16th century. For many in the
age of steam, the Gateway and the nearby Taj Hotel were
their first and their last sights of India. Nowadays it
attracts a colourful crowd of tourists, hawkers and
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Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus (CST), formerly Victoria Terminus
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Now the
headquarters of the Central Railway, this
magnificent terminus building, commonly known as
CST, was completed in 1888, for the Great Indian
Peninsular Railway, to designs by the architect FW
Stevens. It is one of the world’s grandest railway
stations, quite the equal of New York’s Grand
Central Station or London’s St Pancras station.
Built
in the Italian Gothic style, it looks more like a
cathedral than a railway station, an impression
strengthened by the tall dome crowned with a
statue representing ‘Progress’.
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In
the public parts of the station, the Victorian arches
soar splendidly above the hurrying throng but its real
glory is the main staircase. Sadly, this is in a part
of the building to which the public is generally
denied access but a polite request to the
stationmaster on the main concourse may result in
permission being granted to visit the restricted
areas. It is certainly worth the effort.
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Shrine of Haji
Ali
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Commemorating a Muslim saint who died while on
pilgrimage to Mecca, the Shrine of Haji Ali
rises out of the sea off Mumbai, sparkling in the
bright sunshine like an priceless jewel. The
shrine, which is topped by an elegant tower, is
connected to the mainland by a causeway –
thronging with beggars – and is only accessible at
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Prince
of Wales Museum |
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Set in
beautiful lush gardens, the Prince of Wales
Museum is one of the landmarks of southern
Mumbai. The museum is housed in a grand and
somewhat exotic building, designed by George
Wittet in 1909, in the Indo-Saracenic style. The
collections include ancient and medieval
sculpture, Indian decorative arts and a large
number of beautiful miniatures. |
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St Thomas’s Cathedral |
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St Thomas’s
is the Anglican cathedral of Mumbai and, having been
founded in 1676, bears witness to almost the entire
history of the British in Bombay. The main structure
was not completed, due to lack of funds, until 1718.
The tower and clock were added in 1838, while the
chancel was built in 1863. The main interest for the
visitor is in the splendid array of marble monuments
that line the aisles of the cathedral, which give an
immediate, anecdotal flavour of life and death in
British Bombay. Many of them catch the eye but look
out for the memorial to Captain George Hardinge RN,
who was killed in a naval engagement in 1808. Hardinge,
in naval uniform, is being borne away on a huge
seashell pulled by two fiery seahorses, while below is
a relief of the action in which he was killed. |
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Cost of
Tour (In US$ Per Person):
USD 120 per single room (for
01 person)
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