Esplanade Mansion (Formerly Watsons Hotel) With Rajabhai Clock Tower In The Background, Mumbai
The Esplanade Mansion may refer to: * Esplanade Mansions, Kolkata * Esplanade Mansion, Mumbai Watson's Hotel (actually Watson's Esplanade Hotel), now known as the Esplanade Mansion, located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay), is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. It is probably the oldest surviving multi-level fully cast ...

Esplanade Mansions, Kolkata
The Esplanade Mansions is a heritage building located in the Indian city of Kolkata, on the Esplanade Row and Marx Engels Beethi Road crossing, opposite to the Raj Bhavan. It was one of the buildings owned by Jewish businessman David Elias Ezra. The residential building was built in the Art Nouveau architecture style. Today it is owned by Life Insurance Corporation and houses commercial, railways and other government offices. Location The Esplanade Mansion is in the city centre, Esplanade opposite the official residence of the governor of West Bengal, Raj Bhavan and Curzon Park. The building occupies a site bounded by Esplanade Row to the south, Marx Engels Beethi Road (or Old Courthouse Street) to the west and James Hickey Sarani (or Dacres Lane) to the east. Nearby major structures include Metropolitan Building, The LaLit Great Eastern, Currency Building etc. History It was owned and built by a Jewish business magnate, David Elias Ezra in 1910. He also became the Commis ...
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