The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Bombay is a collection of 19th-century
Victorian Revival public and 20th-century
Mumbai Art Deco private buildings in the
Fort precinct of Mumbai, Maharashtra,
India
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. This ensemble was declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.
This buildings are set around the
Oval Maidan, a large recreational ground that was once known as the Esplanade.
The east of the Oval is flanked by the Victorian Gothic public buildings and the western side is flanked by the
Art Deco buildings of
Back bay Reclamation and
Marine Drive.
This nomination aims to safeguard a total of 94 buildings.
The 19th century Victorian Gothic buildings that lie to the east of the Oval are mainly the
Mumbai High Court, The
University of Mumbai (Fort Campus) and The City Civil and Sessions Court (Housed in the Old Secretariat Building).
[ This stretch also houses one of the landmarks of Mumbai, the Rajabai Clock Tower. The 20th century Art Deco buildings flank the western stretch of the Oval and consist mainly of privately owned residential buildings and the Eros Cinema among others.][
This ensemble of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings was added to the list of World Heritage Sites on 30 June 2018 during 42nd session of World Heritage Committee at Manama, Bahrain.]
List of heritage structures or sites
Victorian
Indian Neo-Gothic (Hindu Gothic) architecture
*City Civil and Sessions Court (Old Secretariat)
*University of Bombay complex:
** Rajabai Clock Tower
** University Library
** Convocation Hall
* Mumbai High Court
*Public Works Department Building
* Esplanade Mansion
* David Sassoon Library
* Elphinstone College
* Maharashtra Police Headquarters
*Indian Mercantile Mansion
* Wellington Fountain
Neoclassical
*Standard Chartered Bank Building
*Army and Navy Building
*Institute of Science
*Sir Cowasji Jehangir Hall, National Gallery of Modern Art
Indo-Saracenic
*Western Railway Headquarters Offices
*Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, (CSMVS) originally named Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in Mumbai (Bombay) which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times.
It was founded during Brit ...
*Majestic Aamdar Niwas
Art Deco
* Regal Cinema
*Motabhoy Mansion
*Soona Mahal
*Keval Mahal
*Buildings around the Oval Maidan and Marine Drive
Gallery
File:ErosTheater.jpg, The Eros Cinema (Art Deco)
File:Mumbai, India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Victoria Terminus), Railway station.jpg, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
File:Mumbai Police Headquarters.jpg, Mumbai Police
File:Crawford Market.png, Crawford Market
File:Mumbai, India, Municipal Corporation Building.jpg, The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai building
File:Mumbai, India, University of Mumbai, Fort Campus.jpg, The University Library
File:Mumbai, India, Rajabai Clock Tower and palm trees.jpg, Rajabai Clock Tower
File:Regal Cinema Mumbai.jpg, Regal Cinema
References
External links
Art Deco Buildings in Bombay (Flickr album)
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World Heritage Sites in India