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Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.

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Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan, Zoo.
Jijamata Udyaan formerly called Raani Baag after the original British name Victoria Gardens, and now also known as Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan & Zoo, is a zoo and garden covering 50 acres located at Byculla, in the heart of Mumbai, India. It is the oldest public garden in Mumbai.In 1835, British administration granted a large plot of land in Sewri to the Agro Horticultural Society of Western India for a botanical garden. That land was later acquired for a European burial ground. In 1861, construction of a new garden was commenced on 33 acres in the Mount Estate, Mazagaon . The flora from Sewri garden was transferred to this new garden named Victoria Gardens which was formally opened to the public by [[Henry Bartle Frere#Family life]|Lady Frere]] on November 19, 1862. Agro Horticultural Society of Western India continued to maintain Victoria Gardens till 1873 when the society's end led to the municipal corporation taking over the garden's upkeep. In 1890 the garden was extended by 15 acres especially for the zoo.The garden also houses the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, a staff building in Greco-Roman style erected in the memory of Lady Frere, an equestrian statue of King Edward VII of England made of black marble known as Kala Ghoda and the David Sassoon clock tower.
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