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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,...

The beautifully crafted Neo-Gothic building of the Central Telegraph Office was designed by  two master architects - J. Trubshawe and...

Originally Bombay was composed of seven islands separated by a marshy swamp. Its deep natural harbour led the Portuguese settlers...

The old Fort in Bombay had three large gates—Church Gate, Bazaar Gate and Apollo Gate. The Bazaar Gate tower clock...

Anjuman-I-Islam School was founded in the year 1874 by a small group of devout and progressive Muslims lead by Dr...