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| In the early
years of the twentieth century, some well-known
citizens of Mumbai decided to set up a Museum taking
the help from the government to commemorate the
visit of the Prince of Wales. One of the resolutions
of the committee at its meeting on June 22, 1904
was, "The building should have a handsome and
noble structure befitting the site selected, and
in keeping with the best style of local architecture. On
March 1, 1907, the then government of Mumbai handed
over to the museum committee a spot of land known
as the "Crescent Site", situated at the
southern part of the present Mahatma Gandhi Road.
After an open competition for the design, George
Wittet was commissioned to design the Museum building
in 1909. |
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