Bombay 100 Years Ago

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

Popularly known as the ‘GPO’, the General Post Office is the central post office of Bombay, strategically located behind the...

Built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay, the imposing Gateway of India was...

The Town Hall that houses the Asiatic Society of Bombay was colloquially called Tondal in the 19th century. Largely influenced...

Interior of the Caves of Elephanta Artist Darrell, Sir Harry Francis Colville (1814-1853) Medium: Lithograph Date: 1852 Lithograph of the...

The entrance to the Elephanta Cave Artist and engraver: Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) Medium: Aquatint, coloured Date: 1800 Plate 7 from...

Cave of Elephanta Artist: Simpson, William (1823- 1899)  Medium: Chromolithograph  Date: 1867 This chromolithograph is taken from plate 36 of...

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

A 1930’s aerial view by Haseler shows the unfinished sea wall of the Back Bay reclamation in distance. In the...

A 1937 aerial view of the apex of Azad Maidan. In the background are seen a part of the Alexandra...

Haseleler’s splendid aerial photograph of the 1930’s shows the semi – circular north – south axis created in the 1860’s...

Aerial view of the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. The dome of the Museum is shown in the foreground, with...