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The
Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai, India.
Located on the waterfront in Southern Mumbai, the
Gateway is a basalt arch 26 metres high. The Gateway
of India is traditionally the first thing visitors
arriving by boat would see of Mumbai. Behind the
Gateway steps lead down to the waterfront, where
boat trips can be had to visit locations such as
Elephanta Caves.
The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the
visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay,
prior to the Darbar in Delhi in December 1911. The
foundation stone was laid down on March 31, 1911
by the Governor of Bombay Sir George Sydenham Clarke,
with George Wittet's final design sanctioned in
August 1914. Between 1915 and 1919 work proceeded
on reclamations at the Apollo Bundar for the land
on which the gateway and the new sea wall would
be built. The foundations were completed in 1920,
and construction was finished in 1924. The Gateway
was opened on December 4, 1924 by the Viceroy, the
Earl of Reading. |
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