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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. [1] It is probably the oldest surviving multi-level fully cast-iron framed building in the world, being three years earlier than the Menier Chocolate Factory ...
Watson's Hotel, currently known as the Esplanade Mansion, is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai and is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. [11] It was named after its original owner John Watson and designed by civil engineer Rowland Mason Ordish, who was also associated with the St Pancras Station in London.
These buildings are set around the Oval Maidan, a large recreational ground that was once known as the Esplanade. [2] 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. [2] This nomination aims to safeguard a total of 94 ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... The Esplanade Mansion may refer to: Esplanade Mansions, Kolkata; Esplanade Mansion, Mumbai
'Kala Ghoda signage' Kala Ghoda (IPA:Kāḷā Ghōḍālit. ' Black Horse ') is a crescent-shaped art district/neighborhood in Mumbai, India. [1] It hosts several of the city's heritage buildings including museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, the Jehangir Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art, and The Arts Trust ...
Cross Maidan (formerly Parade Ground [1]) is a vast expanse of land in Mumbai. The term maidan means "playing ground" in Marathi. The ground measures 23,000 m 2. [2] The name "Cross" is derived for the old stone Cross (crucifix) built when the city was under Portuguese rule in the 16th century.
The museum houses approximately 50,000 exhibits of ancient Indian history as well as objects from foreign lands, categorised primarily into three sections: Art, Archaeology and Natural History. The museum houses Indus Valley Civilization artefacts, and other relics from ancient India from the time of the Guptas , Mauryas , Chalukyas and ...
Mumbai's culinary diversity draws many people for the experience. It is very common for one to know Mumbai as a street food hotspot as it provides variety of flavours. Apart from the sheer variety of food from different cultural influences, Mumbai has Khau Galli and Chowpatty dedicated to fast food and meals alike. [1]