Facts about Gateway of India


0

Gateway of India was built in the waterfront of Mumbai the financial capital of India. It is an important destination in Mumbai and many tourists visit it.

gateway gatewayi

It was built by Government of India in early 90s.

It was designed by George Wittet.

Gateway of India is regarded as Taj Mahal of Mumbai.

Anybody who visits Mumbai through boat first sees the structure.

It is a popular tourist spot in Mumbai.

The statues of Shivaji Maharaj and Swami Vivekanand were built.

Britishers used to sail to England from Gateway of India.

Due to lack of funds, it was never really completed.

The design is said to be similar to 500 years old Gujarati Muslim architecture.

 

–         Jainam Jhaveri

 


Like it? Share with your friends!

0
yash@bms

BMS Graduate with a Diploma in Software Engg and a Sports Blogger... passionate about Blogging, Football, Video Games, Surfing Internet and Love to Travel and visit new places.

98 Comments


Warning: Undefined array key "html5" in /home/bmsnewco/public_html/wp-content/plugins/facebook-comments-plugin/class-frontend.php on line 140

Facebook comments:

This Website Is For Sale. Email us an offer we cannot refuse on [email protected] :)

X
Choose A Format
Personality quiz
Series of questions that intends to reveal something about the personality
Trivia quiz
Series of questions with right and wrong answers that intends to check knowledge
Poll
Voting to make decisions or determine opinions
Story
Formatted Text with Embeds and Visuals
List
The Classic Internet Listicles
Countdown
The Classic Internet Countdowns
Open List
Submit your own item and vote up for the best submission
Ranked List
Upvote or downvote to decide the best list item
Meme
Upload your own images to make custom memes
Video
Youtube and Vimeo Embeds
Audio
Soundcloud or Mixcloud Embeds
Image
Photo or GIF
Gif
GIF format