Chaitya Bhoomi
Chaitya Bhoomi, also written as Chaityabhoomi is a Buddhist chaitya and the cremation place of B. R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and the revived Buddhism in India.Photo: संदेश हिवाळे, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Buddhist shrine and resting place of Babasaheb Ambedkar
- Also known as: “Chaitya Bhumi” and “Chaityabhoomi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shivaji Park and Portuguese Church.
Shivaji Park
Park
Photo: Sumeet Rege, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shivaji Park, officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, is a public park situated in Dadar, Mumbai. It is the largest park in the island city. Similar but bigger in size to Azad Maidan and August Kranti Maidan, it is of historical and cultural value because of the political and social gatherings it has witnessed, both in pre- and post-independence Mumbai. Shivaji Park is situated 520 metres northeast of Chaitya Bhoomi.
Portuguese Church
Church
Photo: Shabbir Siraj, CC BY 2.0.
The Church of Our Lady of Salvation, popularly referred to as Portuguese Church, is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai, India. It is located on S. K. Portuguese Church is situated 770 metres south of Chaitya Bhoomi.
Goldman Sachs
Photo: Quantumquark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, with regional offices in many international financial centers. Goldman Sachs is situated 1½ km south of Chaitya Bhoomi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dadar and Prabhadevi.
Dadar
Suburb
Photo: Swaminathan, CC BY 2.0.
Dadar is a densely populated residential and shopping neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is also a prominent railway and bus service hub with local and national connectivity. It is Mumbai's first planned area and is a hub for the city's Marathi culture.
Prabhadevi
Suburb
Prabhadevi is a small up-scale southern neighbourhood of Mumbai, situated between Dadar to the north, Worli to the south and the Arabian Sea to the west.
Mumbai
Photo: Anunandusg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is one of the largest cities in India and the capital of the state Maharashtra. A cosmopolitan metropolis, Mumbai was built on seven islands on the Konkan coastline which over time were joined to form the island city of Bombay.
Chaitya Bhoomi
- Categories: memorial and historic site
- Location: Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
19.02509° or 19° 1′ 30″ northLongitude
72.83383° or 72° 50′ 2″ eastOpen location code
7JFJ2RGM+2GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1234028110OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17001591
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Thai—“Chaitya Bhoomi” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “চৈত্য ভূমি”
- Catalan: “Chaitya Bhoomi”
- Chinese: “柴蒂亚布米”
- Chinese: “柴蒂亞布米”
- Danish: “Chaitya Bhoomi”
- Hindi: “चैत्य भूमि”
- Marathi: “चैत्यभूमी”
- Panjabi: “ਚੈਤਯਾ ਭੂਮੀ”
- Russian: “Чайтябхуми”
- Swedish: “Chaitya Bhoomi”
- Tamil: “சைத்திய பூமி”
- Telugu: “చైత్యభూమి”
- Thai: “ไจตยภูมี”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chaitya Bhumi Police Chowk and Dadar Chowpatty.
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