Sep 13, 2016

Watson's Hotel Bombay (Mumbai) - 19th Century Photograph

Watson's Hotel Bombay (Mumbai) - 19th Century Photograph

Watson's Hotel, currently known as the Esplanade Mansion, is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. It is located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay). Named after its original owner, John Watson, the building was fabricated in England and constructed on site between 1860 and 1863. (Wikipedia)

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