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2. Gateway of India - Wikipedia

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   Website. gatewayofindia.org. The Gateway of India is an arch-monument completed in 1924 on the waterfront of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of George V 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.

3. Mumbai Harbour - Wikipedia

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   Mumbai Port (MbPT) lies midway on the western shore of Mumbai Harbour The port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is known as the gateway to India, and has been a primary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial capital of India.

4. Architecture of Mumbai - Wikipedia

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   The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai, prior to the Delhi Durbar, in December 1911. [14] The foundation stone was laid on 31 March 1911, by Governor of Bombay Sir George Sydenham Clarke , and the final design of George Wittet was sanctioned in August 1914.

5. Taj Mahal Palace Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Website. Official website. The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel and has historically often been known simply as "The Taj".

6. Elephanta Caves - Wikipedia

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   Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, is about 11 km (6.8 mi) east of the Gateway of India in the Mumbai Harbour and less than 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The island covers about 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi) at high tide and about 16 km 2 (6.2 sq mi) at low tide. Gharapuri is a small village on the south side of the island. [7]

7. Wellington Pier, Mumbai - Wikipedia

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   Wellington Pier, Mumbai. Wellington Pier (formerly known as "Apollo Bunder") was an important pier for embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and goods in the city of Mumbai, India in the late 19th century. It is the location of the famed Gateway of India and the only passengers using it now are those who are taking the ferry to Gharapuri .