Marine Drive (Queen's Necklace)
- Marine Drive is a 3.5-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai. It
is a 'C'-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast, which is a
natural bay. Marine Drive is also known as the Queen's Necklace
because, if viewed at night from an elevated point, the street
lights resemble a string of pearls in a necklace.
Kamla Nehru Park - Kamala
Nehru Park is a park in India covering an area of 4,000 sq ft.
Located at the top of Malabar Hill, it is named after Kamala Nehru,
the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru. This place is frequently visited by
school children. a structure shaped like a shoe is it's main
attraction.
BMC Building - BMC building
also known as the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation Building is a
Grade II A heritage building opposite to the Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus. The building was constructed and completed in 1893. It is a
Gothic design building.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Vastu Sanghahalaya (Museum) – The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly known as Prince of Wales Museum. The
museum houses approximately 50,000 exhibits of ancient Indian
history as well as objects from foreign lands. The museum houses
Indus Valley Civilization artefacts and other relics from ancient
India from the time of the Guptas, Mauryas, Chalukyas and
Rashtrakuta.
Gateway Of India - Gateway
of India is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in
South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. Gateway of India was
built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to
Mumbai in December 1911.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
- Sanjay Gandhi National Park, previously called Borivali National
Park is one of the major national parks existing within a metropolis
limit of Mumbai and is one of the most visited parks in the world.
The forest area of the park houses over 1000 plant species, 251
species of migratory, land and water birds, 50,000 species of
insects and 40 species of mammals.
Rajabai Clock Tower – The
Rajabai Clock Tower is a clock tower in South Mumbai India. It is
located in the confines of the Fort campus of the University of
Mumbai. The tower stands at a height of 85m (280 ft). The tower was
built in a fusion of Venetian and Gothic styles.
Mumbai University - The
University of Bombay (now called Mumbai University) was established
in 1857 at the Fort campus, which is located near the southern end
of Mumbai. It houses the administrative division of the university.
It is built in the Gothic style of architecture.
Local Train – Mumbai
Suburban Railway (Local Train) operates 2,342 train services and
carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily. It is one of the
busiest commuter rail systems in the world and it has some of the
most severe overcrowding in the world. Mumbai Suburban Railway is
the oldest railway system in Asia beginning its operations in April
1853.
Mahalaxmi Temple -
Mahalaxmi Temple is one of the most famous temples of Mumbai
situated on Bhulabhai Desai Road in Mahalaxmi area. It is dedicated
to Mahalakshmi the central deity of Devi Mahatmyam. The temple was
built in 1831.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Domestic
Airport - Chhatrapati Shivaji Domestic Airport is the primary
airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, India. It is the
second busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic
and international traffic after Delhi. Current domestic airport was
set up in 1942, until then Juhu Aerodrome functioned as Mumbai's
sole airport.
Nehru
Planetarium - Nehru Planetarium has grown into a centre for
scientific study of astronomy and for meetings of scientists and
scholars for discussions and lectures. Events like Science quiz
contests, Astro-painting, Science elocution, Astro-poetry and
Astro-quiz competitions are organised in order to inspire students.
Mumbai Metro - Mumbai Metro
is a rapid transit system serving the city. The system is designed
to reduce traffic congestion in the city and supplement the
overcrowded Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Operation of Metro
begin in June 2014.
Asiatic Society Of Mumbai
(Central Library) - Asiatic Society of Mumbai is a public state
library in the city of Mumbai in Fort area. The library has over a
hundred thousand books out of lots of them are classified as rare
and valuable. It also has priceless articles, ancient manuscripts in
Persian, Sanskrit and Prakrit.
Girgaum Chowpatty –
Girgaum Chowpatty is one of the best known public beaches adjoining
Marine Drive in the Girgaon area of Mumbai. The beach is noted for
its Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations when thousands of people from all
over Mumbai come to immerse the idols of Lord Ganapati in the
Arabian Sea.
Elephanta Caves - Elephanta
caves are a network of sculpted caves located on Elephanta Island or
Gharapuri in Mumbai Harbour. The island consists of two groups of
caves the first is a large group of five Hindu caves, the second, a
smaller group of two Buddhist caves. Elephanta caves were designated
a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
Ganesh Festival - Ganesh
Chaturthi is the Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the
elephant-headed god, Ganesha. The festival is celebrated in public
and at home. There is a grand celebration in the state of
Maharashtra by traditional instrument called dhol and tasha.
Kanheri Caves - Kanheri
Caves constitute a group of rock-cut monuments that are located
within the forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. These caves
date from the first century BCE to the 10th century CE. One hundred
and nine caves have been carved from the basalt.
Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk)
- Flora Fountain, at the Hutatma Chowk is an ornamentally and
exquisitely sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the
southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road, called the Mile
Long Road, at the Fort. Flora Fountain built in 1864, is a fusion
of water, architecture and sculpture, which depicts the Roman
goddess Flora.
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