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Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali. [1]The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the park.
The Mandapeshwar Caves (Marathi: मंडपेश्वर गुहा) is an 8th Century rock-cut shrine dedicated to Shiva [1] located near Mount Poinsur in Borivali, a suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. The caves were originally Buddhist viharas. [2]
The center of the Global Vipassana Pagoda contains the world's largest stone dome built without any supporting pillars. The height of the dome is approximately 29 meters, while the height of the building is 99.06 meters, which is twice the size of the previously largest hollow stone monument in the world, the Gol Gumbaz Dome in Bijapur, India.
Espee Square is an upcoming Business Center on Dattapada Road, Connected to Western Express Highway at Borivali east. Oberoi Sky City is an upcoming township with Skyscrapers, a mall and a 5-star hotel. The Orion is an upcoming Business Park on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rd at Borivali west. [citation needed]
Lastly, from a point near the west end of this last range, a series of nine excavations trend to the south, but are no way remarkable. [ 13 ] What strikes every visitor to these Kanheri caves is the number of water cisterns, most of the caves being furnished with its own cistern at the side of the front court, and these being filled all the ...
The Essel World, the first and the biggest amusement park of India, was built in Gorai in 1986. The park has several rides that cater to all age groups, and is known for its colossal infrastructure. The Global Vipassana Pagoda , featuring the tallest pillar-less dome in the world, a place for meditation, is built on 13 acres of land near Gorai.
Location [ edit ] The town of Vajreshwari, on banks of the river Tansa, lies in Bhiwandi city, Thane district , Maharashtra , India It is 27.6 km away from the nearest station of Virar on the Western Railway line and 31 km from the nearest station of Khadavli on the Central Railway line.
Shimpoli is a Village in the north Mumbai,located in the western suburb of Borivali,shimpoli also known as "Shimpavali". It is a 15-minute walk from Borivali railway station. Shimpoli has a MTNL telephone exchange which mostly controls telecom in Borivali (West). The "Shyamaprasad Mookherjee Flyover" is situated very near to Shimpoli road thus ...