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1. Siddhivinayak Temple - Shree
Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord
Shri Ganesh. It is located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. The temple has a
small mandap with the shrine for Siddhi Vinayak. The wooden doors to
the sanctum are carved with images of the Ashtavinayak. The inner
roof of the sanctum is plated with gold and the central statue is of
Ganesha. It is one of the richest temples in Mumbai.
2. Banganga Tank - Banganga Tank is an
ancient water tank which is part of the Walkeshwar Temple Complex in
Malabar Hill area of Mumbai in India. The Tank was built in the 1127
AD, by Lakshman Prabhu, a minister in the court of Silhara dynasty
kings of Thane. The tank today is a rectangular pool structure
surrounded by steps on all four sides. The tank is spring fed and so
its water remains sweet, despite being located only a few dozen
meters away from the sea.
3. Mount Mary Church – The Basilica of
Our Lady of the Mount, more commonly known as Mount Mary Church, is a
Roman Catholic Basilica located in Bandra, Mumbai. The feast of the
Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated here on the first Sunday after 8
September, the birthday of the Virgin Mary. The feast is followed by
a week-long celebration known locally as the Bandra Fair and is
visited by thousands of people. The basilica stands on a hillock,
about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea.
4. Jehangir Art Gallery - Jehangir Art
Gallery is an art gallery in Mumbai. It was founded by Sir Cowasji
Jehangir in 1952. This gallery is situated at Kala Ghoda, behind the
Prince of Wales Museum, in South Mumbai near the Gateway of India and
has four exhibition halls. The gallery has been turned inwards due to
a combined function of an auditorium and an art gallery. Although the
concept of an introvert art gallery could be questioned today, the
Jehangir is an example of an early modernist notion of the inward
looking art galleries in the city.
5. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus -
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly Victoria Terminus (VT),
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an historic railway station in
Mumbai, which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways. In
1887, new railway station was built on the location of the Bori
Bunder Station and today it is one of the busiest railway stations in
India, serving as a terminal for both long-distance trains and
commuter trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. Station is used by
over three million commuters daily.
6. Bombay High Court - Bombay High Court
located at Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra, is one of the
oldest High Courts of India with jurisdiction over the states of
Maharashtra and Goa and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and
Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The High Court has regional branches at
Nagpur and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and Panaji which is the capital
of Goa. The court has Original Jurisdiction in addition to its
Appellate. The decisions of this court can be appealed only to the
Supreme Court of India. The Mumbai High Court has the sanctioned
strength of 75 judges.
7. Mahalakshmi Race Course - Mahalaxmi
Racecourse is a horse racing track in Mahalaxmi neighbourhood of
Mumbai. The track is oval shaped with 2,400 metres straight chute,
spread over approximately 225 acres of open land in the heart of
Mumbai city. The Grandstand, off the course, is a designated heritage
structure. The racecourse is the only helipad open for civilian use
in South Mumbai. The common Mumbaikar has access to the racecourse in
the mornings and evenings during specified timings for exercising,
walking or jogging in the inner lane of the main horse race track.
8. Hotel Taj Mahal Palace - Hotel Taj
Mahal Palace is a five-star hotel located in the Colaba region of
Mumbai, next to the Gateway of India. Part of the Taj Hotels Resorts
and Palaces, this hotel is considered the flagship property of the
group and contains 560 rooms and 44 suites. There are some 1,500
staff including 35 butlers. The hotel has hosted many notable guests,
from presidents to captains of industry and stars of show business.
During World War I the hotel was converted into a hospital with 600
beds.
9. Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum - Dr. Bhau
Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum is the oldest museum in Mumbai. Situated
in Byculla East, it was originally established in 1855 as a treasure
house of the decorative and industrial arts and was later renamed in
honour of Bhau Daji. This museum houses a large number of
archaeological finds, maps and historical photographs of Mumbai, clay
models, silver and copper ware and costumes. Its significant
collections include a 17th-century manuscript of Hatim Tai. Outside
the museum is the installation of the monolithic basalt elephant
sculpture recovered from the sea, which originated from Elephanta
Island.
10. Bandra Worli Sea Link - Bandra–Worli
Sea Link, is a cable-stayed bridge with pre-stressed concrete steel
via ducts on either side that links Bandra in the Western Suburbs of
Mumbai with Worli in South Mumbai. The bridge is a part of the
proposed Western Freeway that will link the Western Suburbs to
Nariman Point in Mumbai's main business district. The sea-link
reduces travel time between Bandra and Worli during peak hours from
60–90 minutes to 20–30 minutes.
11. Mumbai Monorail - Mumbai Monorail is a
monorail system in the city of Mumbai, built as part of a major
expansion of public transport in the city. Construction began in 2009
and the first operational line, between Wadala Depot and Chembur, was
opened to the public on 2 February 2014. Mumbai monorail would be an
efficient feeder transit to the metro and suburban rail systems
offering efficient, safe, air-conditioned, comfortable and affordable
public transport to commuters.
12. Bandra Kurla Complex - Bandra Kurla
Complex is a planned commercial complex in the Indian city of Mumbai.
Complex is the first of a series of "growth centres"
created to "arrest further concentration" of offices and
commercial activities in South Mumbai. It is expected to de-congest
southern Mumbai and seed new areas of planned commercial real estate
in the metropolitan region. About 42 per cent of the land area of the
plan is earmarked for commercial use and 14 per cent for housing. One
of the important features of the area is preservation of large open
spaces surrounding various public centres.
13. Taraporewala Aquarium - Taraporewala
Aquarium is India's oldest aquarium and one of the city's main
attractions. It hosts marine and freshwater fishes. The aquarium is
located on Marine Drive in Mumbai. Taraporewala Aquarium was built in
1951. The aquarium has a 12-feet long and 360 degree acrylic glass
tunnel. The exotic fish from overseas have been introduced at the
aquarium. In the aquarium's 16 sea water tanks and nine sweet water
tanks, there are 31 types of fish, while 32 tropical tanks contains
54 kind of fishes.
14. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) - Bombay
Stock Exchange (BSE) is an Indian stock exchange located at Dalal
Street, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai, Established in 1875, the BSE is Asia’s
first stock exchange and the world's fastest stock exchange with a
median trade speed of 6 microseconds. The BSE is the world's 11th
largest stock exchange with an overall market capitalisation of $1.7
trillion as of January 2015. More than 5500 companies are publicly
listed on the BSE.
15. Dhobi Ghat -
Dhobi Ghat is a well known open air laundromat in Mumbai. The
washers, locally known as Dhobis, work in the open to wash the
clothes from Mumbai's hotels and hospitals. There are rows of
open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone.
Called the world's largest outdoor laundry, Dhobi Ghat is a very
popular attraction among foreign tourists.
16. Haji Ali - Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque
and dargah (tomb) located on an islet off the coast of Worli in the
southern part of Mumbai. Near the heart of the city proper, the
dargah is one of the most recognisable landmarks of Mumbai. It an
exquisite example of Indo-Islamic Architecture.
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