Gateway of India:
The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Rule
in Mumbai City of Maharashtra state in Western India . It is located on the
waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian
Sea. The structure is a basalt arch, 26 metres (85 feet) high. It lies at the
end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg at the water's edge in Mumbai Harbour. It was a
crude jetty used by the fishing community which was later renovated and used as
a landing place for British governors and other prominent people. In earlier
times, it would have been the first structure that visitors arriving by boat in
Mumbai would have seen. The Gateway has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal
of Mumbai,and is the city's top tourist attraction. The India Gate in New Delhi
is similar to the Gateway of India in Mumbai. The structure was erected to
commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder, when
they visited India in 1911. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, the foundation stone
for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 March 1911. The final design of George
Wittet was sanctioned in 1914 and the construction of the monument was
completed in 1924. The Gateway was later the ceremonial entrance to India for
Viceroys and the new Governors of Bombay.It served to allow entry and access to
India.
The
monument has witnessed three terror attacks from the beginning of the 21st
century; twice in 2003 and it was also the disembarkation point in 2008 when
four gunmen attacked the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower.
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