Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai

The Gateway of India is an arch-monument, completed in 1924, on the waterfront of , Maharashtra, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of the for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911 at Strand Road near .
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Mumbai, India
  • Also known as: “Entry point of india through Mumbai”, “Gateway of India”, and “Gateway of India - गेटवे ऑफ इंडिया”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

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, formerly Victoria Terminus, is one of the main disembarking stations for suburban and long-distance trains in , , and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hotel
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The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the area of , Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel, and has historically often been known simply as "The Taj". is situated 160 metres west of Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.

Museum
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, formerly named the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times. is situated 580 metres north of Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kala Ghoda and Colaba.

Neighborhood
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is a crescent-shaped art district/neighborhood in , India. It hosts several of the city's heritage buildings including museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the , the , the , and The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art.

Suburb
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is a part of the city of , India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are , and . During the Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Kolbhat.

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is the old city centre of , known for its British colonial architecture, especially the Victorian Gothic structures recognised as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.

Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai

Latitude
18.92196° or 18° 55′ 19″ north
Longitude
72.83456° or 72° 50′ 4″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
7JCJWRCM+QR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28845634
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Geo­Names ID
6355196
Wiki­data ID
Q864862
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة الهند”
  • Armenian: “Հնդկաստանի դարպաս”
  • Azerbaijani: “Hindistan keçidi”
  • Basque: “Indiako Atea”
  • Belarusian: “Вароты Індыі”
  • Bengali: “গেটওয়ে অব ইন্ডিয়া”
  • Bhojpuri: “गेटवे ऑफ़ इंडिया”
  • Cebuano: “Gateway of India”
  • Chinese: “Ìn-tō͘ ê Mn̂g-lō͘”
  • Chinese: “印度門”
  • Chinese: “印度门”
  • Czech: “Brána Indie”
  • Dutch: “Gateway of India”
  • Esperanto: “Pordego al Barato”
  • Esperanto: “Pordego de Barato”
  • French: “porte de l’Inde”
  • French: “Porte de l’Inde”
  • French: “Porte de lInde”
  • Galician: “Porta da India, Mumbai”
  • Galician: “Porta da India”
  • German: “Gateway of India”
  • German: “Portal von Indien”
  • Gujarati: “ગેટ વે ઓફ ઇન્ડીયા”
  • Gujarati: “ગેટવે ઓફ ઇન્ડિયા”
  • Gujarati: “ભારતનું પ્રવેશદ્વાર”
  • Hebrew: “השער להודו”
  • Hindi: “गेट वे आफ इण्डिया”
  • Hindi: “गेटवे ऑफ़ इंडिया”
  • Hindi: “गेटवे ऑफ़ इन्डिया”
  • Hindi: “भारतीय प्रवेशद्वार”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang India”
  • Italian: “Portale dell’India”
  • Japanese: “インド門”
  • Kannada: “ಗೇಟ್ವೇ ಆಫ್ ಇಂಡಿಯ, ಮುಂಬಯಿ”
  • Kannada: “ಗೇಟ್‍ವೇ ಆಫ್ ಇಂಡಿಯ, ಮುಂಬೈ”
  • Korean: “인도문”
  • Korean: “인도의 대문”
  • Malay: “Pintu Gerbang India”
  • Malayalam: “Gateway of India”
  • Malayalam: “ഗേറ്റ് വേ ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ”
  • Malayalam: “ഗേറ്റ്‌വേ ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യ”
  • Marathi: “गेटवे ऑफ इंडिया”
  • Marathi: “भारताचे प्रवेशद्वार”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ìn-tō͘ ê Mn̂g-lō͘”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gateway of India”
  • Norwegian: “Gateway of India”
  • Panjabi: “ਗੇਟਵੇ ਆਫ ਇੰਡਿਆ”
  • Persian: “دروازه هند”
  • Persian: “دروازهٔ هند”
  • Polish: “Brama Indii (Mumbaj)”
  • Polish: “Wrota Indii”
  • Portuguese: “Gateway of India”
  • Portuguese: “Porta da Índia”
  • Portuguese: “Portal da Índia”
  • Portuguese: “Portão da Índia”
  • Romanian: “Poarta Indiei”
  • Russian: “Ворота в Индию”
  • Russian: “Ворота Индии”
  • Santali: “ᱜᱮᱴᱣᱮ ᱚᱯᱷ ᱤᱱᱰᱤᱭᱟ”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱱᱚᱱ ᱫᱩᱣᱟᱹᱨ”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de la India (Bombay)”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de la India”
  • Swedish: “Gateway of India”
  • Swedish: “Porten till Indien”
  • Tamil: “இந்தியாவின் நுழைவாயில்(மும்பை)”
  • Tamil: “இந்தியாவின் நுழைவாயில்”
  • Tamil: “கேட்வே ஆஃப் இந்தியா”
  • Telugu: “ఇండియా గేట్”
  • Telugu: “గేట్ వే అఫ్ ఇండియా”
  • Thai: “ประตูสู่อินเดีย”
  • Ukrainian: “Брама до Індії”
  • Vietnamese: “Cổng Ấn Độ”
  • Welsh: “Porth India”
  • “Gateway of India”
  • “गेटवे ऑफ़ इंडिया”

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