Bombay 100 Years Ago

Elphinstone College was planned and built in the 1860s and was opened to the public in 1871. The college was...

The Opera House, the only one of its kind in the country, built in baroque design featuring a blend of...

As you exit Churchgate Station, you will find yourself on Queen’s Road, that was once Bombay’s most prominent and picturesque...

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

Kalbadevi Road starts near Metro Cinema and continues up to Bhuleshwar Road and further to the Khetwadi road. At the further end of Kalbadevi,...

The Islam Gymkhana is a gymkhana (social and sporting club) located along the Kennedy sea face better known as Marine Drive in Mumbai. Islam Gymkhana...

Esplanade House derives its name from the Esplanade ‘maidan’ nearby. It is one of the finest residential buildings architecturally and...

Originally named Victoria Gardens for Queen Victoria, it was popularly known as ‘Rani Baag’ (Queen's Gardens).  Laid out in 1861,...

Elphinstone High School was established in 1822 in Bombay, in honour of Mountstuart Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay (1819–1827).  Funded by...

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

Completed in 1905, the glory of this Cathedral is still mostly intact. It is the seat of the Archbishop of...

During the eighteenth and up to the mid-19th century, Mumbai was a walled city. The city walls had three gates,...