Somerset House
Somerset House is a building in Mumbai, Maharashtra which is located on Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg (Lower Colaba Road). Somerset House is situated nearby to Bombay Baptist Church, as well as near Colaba Sub Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Afghan Church and Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.
Afghan Church
Church
The Church of St John the Evangelist, better known as the Afghan Church, is an Anglican church belonging to the Mumbai diocese of the Church of North India. Afghan Church is situated 720 metres southwest of Somerset House.
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 2 km northeast of Somerset House.
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 1½ km northeast of Somerset House.
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.
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.
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.
Somerset House
- Type: Building
- Address: 169 Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg (Lower Colaba Road), Mumbai, 400005
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mumbai, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.91086° or 18° 54′ 39″ northLongitude
72.82122° or 72° 49′ 16″ eastOpen location code
7JCJWR6C+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 250266108OpenStreetMap feature
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