Having become a global trading centre, the city of Mumbai implemented an ambitious urban planning project in the second half of the 19th century. It led to the construction of ensembles of public buildings bordering the Oval Maidan open space, first in the Victorian Neo-Gothic style and then, in the early 20th century, in the Art Deco idiom. The Victorian ensemble includes Indian elements suited to the climate, including balconies and verandas. The Art Deco edifices, with their cinemas and residential buildings, blend Indian design with Art Deco imagery, creating a unique style that has been described as Indo-Deco. These two ensembles bear testimony to the phases of modernization that Mumbai has undergone in the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. source:whc.unesco.org
Inscribed: 2018
Properties Included
Mumbai High Court,
Mumbai University (Rajabhai Tower)
Old Secretariat,
NGMA, (National Gallery of Modern Art)
Elphinstone College,
David Sassoon Library,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, (Wales Museum)
Western Railways headquarters,
Maharashtra Police headquarters to the east of Oval Maidan
Art Deco buildings consisting of the first row of Backbay Reclamation scheme,
Buildings such as the Cricket Club of India and Ram Mahal along Dinshaw Wacha Road,
The iconic cinema halls of Eros and Regal
and the first row of buildings along Marine Drive.
Postcard 1: Marine drive.
Postcard 2: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Some Photos from my visit in December 2019
Victoria Gothic Architecture
High Court
Flora fountain
Raja Bhai Towers
St Marys Church
High Court
Victoria Gothic Buildings
Victoria Gothic Buildings
Municipality Building
Western Railways Headquarters
Art Deco Architecture
Eros Theater
Buildings along Marine Drive
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