Bombay 100 Years Ago

At the intersection of Mint Road and P D’Mello (old Frere) Road stands the heartfelt memorial of a father to his...

Originally built as the Cathedral High School, this prominent corner building is located at the very epicentre of British Bombay, at the junction...

One of the first few buildings to come up in the area was the Oriental Building in 1885, which cost...

Diagonally opposite Crawford Market, stands the Bombay Police Commissioner’s Office complex, to which entry is restricted. The building was designed...

The BMC Building is considered a Grade IIA heritage building and houses the Bombay Municipal Corporation, the civic body that...

In 1885, a group of Parsi enthusiasts met at the Ripon Club near Kala Ghoda to form a gymkhana that...

Bhuleshwar is one of Mumbai’s oldest neighbourhoods that mushroomed at the edges of the walled Fort in the 19th and...

Before 1911, the Custom department at Mumbai was accommodated in two main buildings namely the Fort Custom House and the...

Built at a major road junction in Ballard Estate, Mumbai, the Port Trust World War Memorial – in the form...

The Prince of Wales Museum was built in 1922 to commemorate the visit of the then Prince of Wales.Located in...

When the Suez Canal opened in 1869, it revolutionised sea trade and made Bombay a vital port in trade. The...

The Public Works Department building in Bombay was completed in 1872.  Designed by Colonel Henry St. Clair Wilkins in the...