Joseph Baptista Gardens

The Joseph Baptista Gardens, locally known as the Mazagaon Gardens, is a 1.5-acre park in Mazagaon, , India. It lies atop Bhandarwada hill, behind the Dockyard Road railway station, at an altitude of 32 metres and offers a panoramic view of the Mumbai harbour and the southern business district of the city.
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  • Type: Recreation area
  • Description: park in Mazagaon, India
  • Also known as: “John Hay Grant Park” and “Joseph Baptista Garden”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mazgaon Fort and Dockyard Road railway station.

Ruins
The Mazagaon Fort was a British fort in Mazagaon, , in the state of , built around 1680. The fort was razed by the Muslim Koli general, Yakut Khan in June 1690.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Dockyard Road is a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the stop closest to the Mazagon Dock Limited. This station gives access to Mazagaon area. is situated 230 metres northeast of Joseph Baptista Gardens.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Sandhurst Road is a railway station serving Dongri area of South Mumbai, India, on the Central and Harbour Lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the third stop from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. is situated 710 metres southwest of Joseph Baptista Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mazgaon and Matharpacady.

Suburb
Mazagaon, also spelled or Mazagon, and historically known as Mazagão during the Portuguese era, is a historic neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It was one of the original Seven Islands of Bombay and is now fully integrated into the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.

Neighborhood
is a "village" in the area of , , and is one of Mumbai's "heritage precincts". Payal Kapadia, writes that has some of the "oldest and quaintest" houses in Mumbai.

Neighborhood
is an area in near Masjid Bunder. It is located near Pydhone. It has a high Muslim population. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it had a small, but thriving Jewish community.

Joseph Baptista Gardens

Latitude
18.9665° or 18° 57′ 59″ north
Longitude
72.84258° or 72° 50′ 33″ east
Named after
Joseph Baptista
Open location code
7JCJXR8V+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40638190
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Wiki­data ID
Q15229742
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In Other Languages

“Joseph Baptista Gardens” goes by many names.
  • Malayalam: “ജോസഫ് ബാപ്റ്റിസ്റ്റ ഗാർഡൻസ്”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bhandarwada Hill Reservoir and Gaondevi Mandir.

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