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Public Buildings, Bombay (Mumbai) - Circa 1880's

View of fenced public space with a number of buildings in the distance. Pictured on the left is the Bombay High Court, an ornate building with its distinctive central tower and arched windows, and on the right is the Rajabai Clock Tower and other buildings on the University of Mumbai campus. Also visible in the foreground are three native men, one of whom is standing in the middle of an unpaved road.
Source: getty.edu
Panorama of Bombay (Mumbai) - Circa 1880

View of Back Bay as seen from a high vantage point. A number of ships and buildings can be seen around the shores of the Bay. Left pair of a panorama.

View of the waters of Back Bay as seen from a high vantage point. A number of buildings can be seen around the shores of the Bay. Also visible on the center right area of the image are the Bombay High Court with its distinctive central tower and the Rajabai Clock Tower, as well as other buildings on the University of Mumbai campus. Right pair of a panorama.
Source: getty.edu
Sep 13, 2016
Watson's Hotel, Bombay (Mumbai) - c1880's
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.
The hotel was leased on 26 August 1867 for the terms of Nine hundred and ninety nine years at yearly rent of Rupees Ninety two and twelve annas to Abdul Haq. It closed in the 1960s and was later subdivided and partitioned into smaller cubicles that were let out on rent as homes and offices. Neglect of the building has resulted in decay and, despite its listing as a Grade II–A heritage structure, the building it is now in a dilapidated state.
Know more about this building in Wikipedia
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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)
Source: http://collections.vam.ac.uk
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