Raj Bhavan, Mumbai is the official residence of the
governor of Maharashtra
The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor, however the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers.
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. It is located on the tip of
Malabar Hills, Mumbai.
The Raj Bhavan is located in of sylvan surroundings, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The estate has several heritage bungalows, trees, large lawns and a beach.
It also hosts mile long stretch of thick forests, a sandy beach and several lush lawns.
The bhavan has a precious collection of beautiful carpets, paintings, exquisitely carved doors and elegant French style chairs and sofas with intricate portraits on them. The bhavan breathes a century and a half of history.
History
The Government House, part of the historic
Bombay Castle
Bombay Castle (also Casa da Orta) is one of the oldest defensive structures built in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay). The current castle is a structure built by the British on the site of the ''Manor House'' built by a Portuguese nobleman G ...
, used to be the residence of the
Governor of Bombay
Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands separated by shallow sea. These seven islands were part of a larger archipelago in the Arabian sea, off the western coast of India. The date of city's founding is unclear—historians tr ...
during the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
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until 1757. The governor's residence then moved to
Great Western Building
The Great Western Building is a building at Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.
This large and palatial-looking building has served many uses. It was once the residence of the Governor of Bombay. William Hornby, a former governor who was inst ...
on Apollo Street, then to Parel (the site of the present
Haffkine Institute
The Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing is located in Parel in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was established on 10 August 1899 by Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, as a bacteriology research centre called the "Plague Research Labora ...
) before finally settling at Malabar point in 1885.
See also
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Government Houses of the British Indian Empire
References
External links
Official site
Government buildings in Mumbai
Governors' houses in Maharashtra
1883 establishments in India
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