Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument, completed in 1924, on the waterfront of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of the United Kingdom for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Mumbai, India
- Also known as: “Gateway of India” and “India Gate”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya.
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel
Hotel
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The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, 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". The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is situated 160 metres west of Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Museum
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly named the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in Mumbai which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya is situated 580 metres north of Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.
Leopold Cafe
Restaurant
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The Leopold Cafe and Bar is a restaurant and bar on Colaba Causeway, in Colaba area of Mumbai, India, located across from the Colaba Police station. It was one of the first sites attacked in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Leopold Cafe is situated 310 metres west of Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kala Ghoda and Colaba and Fort.
Kala Ghoda
Neighborhood
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Kala Ghoda is a crescent-shaped art district/neighborhood in Mumbai, India. It hosts several of the city's heritage buildings including museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the Jehangir Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art, and The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art.
Colaba and Fort
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Colaba and Fort comprise the city centre of Mumbai. It is known for tourist spots like the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.
Fort Mumbai
Suburb
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Fort is a business and art district in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name after the erstwhile defensive fort, Bombay Fort and its annexe Fort George, built by the British East India Company around Bombay Castle.
Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai
- Categories: triumphal arch, building, and historic site
- Location: Mumbai, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
18.92196° or 18° 55′ 19″ northLongitude
72.83456° or 72° 50′ 4″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
7JCJWRCM+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 28845634OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentGeoNames ID
6355196Wikidata 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: “इंडिया गेट”
- Marathi: “गेटवे ऑफ इंडिया”
- 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”
- “गेटवे ऑफ़ इंडिया”
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