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Gateway of India

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Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Gateway of India
Phone:
022 6665 0808

Address:
Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India

The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Mumbai, India. The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, the foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 March 1911. The structure is an arch made of basalt, 26 metres high. The final design of George Wittet was sanctioned in 1914 and the construction of the monument was completed in 1924. The Gateway was later used as a symbolic ceremonial entrance to India for Viceroys and the new Governors of Bombay. It served to allow entry and access to India.The Gateway of India is located on the waterfront at Apollo Bunder area at the end of Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Marg in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. The monument has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city's top tourist attraction.
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