Sea-facing monument · Apollo Bunder
Gateway of India
3 moments · 1 walk · 2 lists
- 01 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
- 02 Asiatic Society Steps
- 03 Gateway of India
End at the sea as the ferries begin. Chai to finish.
Ferry chai + bhel while the whole city arrives. Louder than you'd want, better than you'd think.
Golden hour is chaos, but the light off the water is unmatched. Come for the crowd, not away from it.
The scene is less about solitude and more about watching the whole city arrive.
- Crowd
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Background
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument, completed in 1924, on the waterfront of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of the United Kingdom for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain. He was the first British monarch to visit India. The foundation stone was laid in March 1913 for a monument built in the Indo-Saracenic style, inspired by elements of 16th-century Gujarati architecture. The final design of the monument by architect George Wittet was sanctioned only in 1914, and construction was completed in 1924. The structure is a memorial arch made of basalt, which is 26 metres (85 feet… Wikipedia
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