n the early years of the twentieth century, some prominent citizens of Bombay decided to set up a Museum with the help of the government to commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales. One of the resolutions of the committee at its meeting on June 22, 1904 was, "The building should have a handsome and noble structure befitting the site selected, and in keeping with the best style of local architecture."

The committee spared no effort to realize this dream. On March 1, 1907, the then government of Bombay handed over to the museum committee a spot of land known as the "Crescent Site", situated at the southern end of the present Mahatma Gandhi Road. After an open competition for the design, George Wittet was commissioned to design the Museum building in 1909. George Wittet had collaborated with John Begg in the construction of the General Post Office building. His other works in Bombay include the Court of Small Causes and the magnificent Gateway of India.

The official website is http://www.bombaymuseum.org/


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10, nice setting

building and context deal so perfectly !!!!!!!!!! 10/10

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Great architecture.I just didn't like the dome,wich could look better IMO.

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nice

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some work needs to be done on the dome
and could use a few rennovations and modern architectural twists
like the ROM in Toronto

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Absolutely stunning! 10/10!

I like it too.

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8.5 :D

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A place hidden in the jungle :). 8/10

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something from a scary movie!

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9. Very good. Regards.

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