Fort AreaThe magnificent Gothic Victorian buildings in Mumbai's Fort Area
highlight the power and wealth of the British Empire at its might,
and are reminiscent of many of the great public buildings in London
or Glasgow. The Victoria Terminus (known as CST) was opened in
1888, and is one of the world's grandest railway stations, on a par
with New York's Grand Central Station or London's St Pancras. Built
in the Italian Gothic style, it looks more like a
lavishly-decorated cathedral than a railway station: massive arches
soar splendidly above the scurrying crowd, and carved into the
pillars and buttresses are images of monkeys, peacocks, elephants
and lions. The station is topped by a tall dome crowned with a
statue representing Progress. The nearby St Thomas' Cathedral was
built between 1672 and 1718, standing witness to almost the entire
history of the British in Bombay. Its whitewashed interior contains
poignant colonial memorials - including one to Henry Robertson
Bower, Lieutenant of th
Address: South Mumbai
Transportation: The Fort Area is situated 2km from Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus (CST) |
