Sunk Rock Lighthouse
Sunk Rock Lighthouse is one of three lighthouses in the Mumbai Harbour off the coast of Mumbai, India. The tower is mounted on a stone pier and painted in a red and yellow checkerboard pattern, with the lantern and gallery painted white.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai and Oyster Rock.
Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai
Monument
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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. Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai is situated 3½ km north of Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
Oyster Rock
Island
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Oyster Rock is an island in the Mumbai Harbour, Mumbai, India. It is heavily fortified, and owned by the Indian Navy. For a short while, the islet was used as a naval museum.
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 3½ km north of Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colaba and Nariman Point.
Colaba
Suburb
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Colaba is a part of the city of Mumbai, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai while the other three are Worli, Bandra and Malabar Hill. During the Portuguese rule in the 16th century, the island was known as Kolbhat. Colaba is situated 3 km north of Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
Nariman Point
Neighborhood
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Nariman Point is a prominent downtown area of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Located on the southern tip of the Mumbai peninsula, at the end of the Mumbai's Marine Drive, Nariman Point houses some of India's prestigious business headquarters. Nariman Point is situated 4½ km north of Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
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. Kala Ghoda is situated 4½ km north of Sunk Rock Lighthouse.
Sunk Rock Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in India
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mumbai District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Marathi to Tamil—“Sunk Rock Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Marathi: “संकरॉक दीपगृह”
- Tamil: “மூழ்கு பாறை கலங்கரைவிளக்கம்”
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