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The Gateway of India is an arch-monument completed in 1924 on the waterfront of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of George V for his coronation as the Emperor of India in December 1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain. He was the first British monarch to visit India.
Alibag, also known as Alibaug (Pronunciation: ), is a coastal city and a municipal council in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of the Raigad district and is south of the city of Mumbai. Alibag is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and is situated at a distance of about 96 km from Mumbai and 143 km from Pune.
The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India.Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel and has historically often been known simply as "The Taj".
Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri, is about 11 km (6.8 mi) east of the Gateway of India in the Mumbai Harbour and less than 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.The island covers about 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi) at high tide and about 16 km 2 (6.2 sq mi) at low tide.
Wellington Pier (formerly known as "Apollo Bunder") was an important pier for embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and goods in the city of Mumbai, India in the late 19th century. It is the location of the famed Gateway of India and the only passengers using it now are those who are taking the ferry to Gharapuri .
Dior transformed Mumbai's historic Gateway of India monument into a runway on Thursday, 30 March, for the showcase of their 2023 pre-fall collection. Models wore silk dresses, evening coats and ...
It was founded during British rule of India in the early years of the 20th century by prominent citizens of the city then called Bombay, with the help of the government, to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales (later George V, king of the United Kingdom and emperor of India). It is located in the heart of South Mumbai near the Gateway ...
Mumbai Port (MbPT) lies midway on the western shore of Mumbai Harbour The port was the pre-eminent commercial port of India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is known as the gateway to India , and has been a primary factor in the emergence of Mumbai as the commercial capital of India.