Gateway of India
Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Gateway of India is situated nearby to the battlefield Site of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, as well as near the park BMC Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is one of the main disembarking stations for suburban and long-distance trains in Mumbai, India, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kala Ghoda and Colaba.
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
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.
Fort
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Fort is the old city centre of Mumbai, known for its British colonial architecture, especially the Victorian Gothic structures recognised as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.
Gateway of India
- Type: Monument
- Roof shape: dome
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mumbai, 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″ eastHeight
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
7JCJWRCM+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 434893333OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=dome
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