Hi!

Bombay, now Mumbai, has a fine collection of colonial buildings. I am posting some pics which I took during my first visit.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0031cc.jpg

^^ Beautiful houses at the Appollo Bunder, facing the Arabian Sea near Gateway of India.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0032cc.jpg

^^ The Taj Mahal Hotel.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0034cc.jpg

^^ Facing west from Gateway of India.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0057cc.jpg

^^ Chhatrpati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus, originally the terminus of Great India Peninsular Railway)

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0058cc.jpg

^^ The Corporation of Mumbai

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0059cc.jpg

^^ Facing Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from Mumbai Corporation.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0060cc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0061cc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0062Dcc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0073cc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0074Bcc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0075Bcc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0076Bcc.jpg

^^ Hutatma Chowk with Flora Fountain

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0077cc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0078cc.jpg

^^ Horniman Circle

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0080cc.jpg

^^ Mumbai Police Headquarters

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0081cc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0082cc.jpg

^^ Jahangir Art Gallery

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0083cc.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0085Bcc.jpg

^^ Institute of Science

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0089Bcc.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0092Bcc.jpg

^^ University of Bombay

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0086cc.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/abdulkareem/Bombay/DSCN0093cc.jpg

^^ Churchgate (Western Railway Headquarters)

Nice photos.

Qué bonitas construcciones, siempre he querido ver ciudades coloniales Inglesas, sólo he visto Españolas y Portuguesas.

Saludos.

nice architecture

really monumental :)

Wow, I have a very different view of the city now.

Colonial architecture is much prettier than the garbage they put up nowadays in india and pakistan. If only they could use their heritage in their current designs instead of trying to (poorly) mimic souless dubai!

Victoria Terminus is amazing! :okay:

Colonial architecture is much prettier than the garbage they put up nowadays in india and pakistan. If only they could use their heritage in their current designs instead of trying to (poorly) mimic souless dubai!

True "Indian" design is far too intricate and costly to reproduce on large scales, and would not work to my knowledge in making skyscrapers since you are not supposed to use steel and other materials/methods. And the result of a fusion between modern and old in one design almost *always* turns out bad from my experience.

amazing photos. looks like a great city.

Sad though with those name changes, though, where Bombay and Calcutta have been replaced by Mumbai and Kolkata.

Apparently Delhi could soon be Dili and India itself may be next for a name change.

Beautiful!

Where did these names come from anyway? Was it just misheard? Does the name India mean anything?

Hey Chronicsurfer, thanks for setting up this thread.. the pix are beautiful and I
LOVE Colonial architecture.
Let us know if you want to expand the thread to have others include pix of
Colonial architecture elsewhere in the world, for comparison. In the meantime,
here is an old Colonial statue of King Edward VII from Delhi, India, that now
rests in a park in the heart of Toronto! :cheers:

http://img418.imageshack.us/img418/6034/dec0905equestrianstatueedward7.jpg

top notch designs! :okay:

To Taller, Better, Sure! Please do. It would be great to see such buildings. :)