Places to See 
GATEWAY OF INDIA This 26 metres high stone archway is the
first landmark of Bombay a visitor sees when arriving by ship. Designed by
Writtet in the 16th century Gujarat style, it was built to commen/morate the
visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Indfia in 1911. This
crypto-Moresque archway welcomed numerous viceroys, governors and top civil
servants as they disembarked by launch from their p&O steamers. An
equestrain staue of Chhatrapatin Shivaji and statue of Swami Vivekhanda have
been installed here.
AFGHAN CHURCH
Dedicated to the British soldiers who fell in the Singh and Afghan comapigns
of 1838 and 1843, this church also known as St. Johns Chrch was built in
1847
CHOWPATTY BEACH A
popular beach where celebrationof festivals such as Coconut Day and the
Ganesh Chaturthi immersions take place. Besides little kiosks selling
Bombay's special snacks, Bhelpuri & Kulfi (local ice crem) one can find
professional massesurs, pony leaders, ,beebee-gun shooting galleries,
contortionists, snake charmers, monkey-trainers, balloon sellers,
flower-girls and lost more. On the beach are statues of india's freedom
fighters, Lokmanya Tilak and Vithalbhai patel who symbolise the freedom
struggle. Chowpatty occupies a special place in the life of Bombay, having
been the cvenue of mass political meetings int eh pre-independence era.
HAJI ALI MOSQUE The tomb of
a Muslim saint who died while on pilgrimage to Mecca. It is believecd that a
casket containing his mortal remains floated and came to rest on a rocky bed
in the sea, where devotees constructed the tomb and mosque. Can be visited
only at low tide
HEADQUARTERS OF
WESTERN RAILWAYS Completed in 1897, It has as ornamentation, a
sculptured group representing engineering commerce and agriculture.
HIGH COURT An attractive building
built in 1878 in the early Engligh Gothic style. The central structure rises
up to 54.2 metres and is surmounted by statues representing Justice and
Mercy.
HUTATMAS CHOWK
Formerly known as Flora Fountain. This is the business centre of Mumbai,
surrounded by offices, banks, colleges and shops.
JAIN
TEMPLE Built in marble in 1904, thed shrine is dedicated to
Adinath, the first Tirthankara or apostle. The walls of the templeare
adorned with colourful paintings depicting various incidents in the lives of
the 24 Tirthankaras of the Jain religion. On the first floor is a special
shrine dedicated to Parsvanath carved out of black marble& the ceiling
shows the differednt planets as personified in Hindu mythology.
KAMLA NEHRU PARK Situated on the
slopes of Malabar Hill, it is mainly a children's park named after the wife
of India's first Prime Minister. Laid in 1952, the garden offers a panoramic
view of Marine Drive and Chowpatty Beach.
MAHALAXMI
TEMPLE An important Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess of
wealth.
MAHATMA JYOTIBA PHULE MARKET
Formerly known as Crawford Market it was constructed in 1867. This
is principally a fresh produce wholesale market with shops selling flowers,
fruits, vegetables, meat andf fish all under one roof . At the hub of the
market is a fountain by Lockwood Kipling (father of Rudyard Kipling)
MALABAR HILL The poshest area of
Mumbai, Malabar Hill has attractive residences, including the Chief
Minster's house and a palatial state gtuest house. Here also, are the ruins
of Walkeshwar temple buile sometime between 810 and 1260 AD. It is believed
that lord Ram on his way to rescue his sita, stopped here and made a lingam
(phallic totem) out of sand to worship Lord Shiv.
MANI
BHAVAN (GANDHI MEMORIAL) 
A memorial dedicated to theFather of the Natio, Mahatma Gandhi. He used to
stay at House No.19 called Man Bhavan, from time to time between 1917 and
1934. He was arrested here in 1932 and taken off for one off for one of his
many prison terms. The buildign now containsa pictorial galleery, a 20,000
volume research library, a film and recording archive and a set of diorama
on the Mahatma's life.
NEHRU
PLANETARIUM The hiogh-rise corncob of the cylindrical Nehru Centre
looms north of Mahalaxmi. Here is a planetarium, convention centre dn
concert com-movie auditorium. The planetarium recreates an image of the sk
as seen from anywhere on the earth, at any time- past, present or future.
RAJABAI TOWER Built in
the19th century Gothic style on the university campus, the 79 metres high
clock tower commands a fine view of the city. The tower also houses the
university library.
NEHRU SCIENCE
CENTRE The museum here has a chileren's Science park and a
permanent gallery, which consists of exhibits relating to the properties of
life. There are also antique exhibits like a railway engine, tramcar,
supersonic aeroplane and steam lorry.
PHEROZSHA
MEHTA GARDENS Popularly known as Hnaging gargens they were renamed
after the national barrister Pherozshah Mehta. The garden were laind n out
1881 on top of the reservoir which supplies water ot Mumbai. A special
feature are the hedges which are cut into animal shapes. In the early hours
of the mornign it is inhabited with people doing yoga, calisthenhics of just
takinga wals, whicle at sunset one can get a stunning view of the city
harbour and hills beyon. There is alos a flowre clock here.
RACE
COURCE The Mahalaxmi race couse is name after the Hidu goddess of
wealth and is one or the finest in the finest in the East. Racing season
:November to April
RAUDAT TAJERA
The Dawoodi Bohra Muslims erected a marble mosqwue and mausoleum honour of
their spiritual leader the lat Dr. syedna Taher Safuddin. The lavishly
decorated mausoeum has four silver door ans the koran is inscibed on
theinner walls in gold. The air-conditioned Fatemi mosque has 17 arches.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
»
