Mahratta's Showcase: Bombay, India

Mahratta · January 9th, 2009, 12:53 AM

As my thread on Vasai continues, I've decided to add another set of pictures from my recent India trip - Mumbai, the financial centre of India.

Here are some pictures of South Bombay, one of my favourite places on Earth. It is a mix of the architecture and the street life of the area.

Siddhivinayak Mandir, not in South Bombay (it's in Prabhadevi, between Dadar and Worli, so a fair bit north of South Bombay itself)

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Watson's Hotel, located in South Bombay. The oldest surviving cast iron building in India, built in the 1860s. A common tale describes Jamsetji Tata being excluded from the hotel as an Indian, which led him to build the rival Taj Mahal Hotel (profiled later). Although the building is a class II historical structure it is in a decrepit state.

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Much more coming up!

India101 · January 9th, 2009, 12:59 AM

Whoa! That doesnt look like it will stand much longer.

Mahratta · January 9th, 2009, 01:04 AM

Let's hope it does, it's a brilliant historical landmark.

Mahratta · January 9th, 2009, 02:10 AM

Hautatma Chowk, formerly Flora Fountain:

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the British influence in South Bombay is particularly strong. Hopefully more buildings around old cities in India (most, like Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad etc. are far older than Bombay's) get restored in the same way

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Cheers

***christos-greece*** · January 9th, 2009, 06:36 PM

Very nice shots Mahratta

Mahratta · January 9th, 2009, 08:14 PM

the David Sassoon Library (I didn't notice the foot until I uploaded)

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Streetscapes of Old Bombay

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Cheers

Mahratta · January 11th, 2009, 03:08 AM

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Cheers

***Svartmetall*** · January 11th, 2009, 07:04 AM

Incredible snapshots! I look forward to more.

Ethaniel83 · January 11th, 2009, 07:46 AM

very nice pcitures

Mahratta · January 11th, 2009, 06:03 PM

More.

I love the juxtaposition of old and new, beautiful and decrepit in South Bombay (and all around India, really)

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Rajabai clocktower

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Mahratta · January 12th, 2009, 02:58 AM

More Mumbai:

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eklips · January 12th, 2009, 03:27 AM

Top quality photos!

cardiff · January 12th, 2009, 02:45 PM

Definately a rich architectural heritage, shame about the quality but then it is India.... all that is wonderfull and awful at the same time.

Get Smart · January 12th, 2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahratta

the David Sassoon Library (I didn't notice the foot until I uploaded)

image hosted on flickr

Cheers

nice pictures btw

Mahratta · January 13th, 2009, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardiff

Definately a rich architectural heritage, shame about the quality but then it is India.... all that is wonderfull and awful at the same time.

Sometimes the awfulness is wonderful.

Mahratta · January 13th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Eros Cinema, one of the few remaining art deco cinemas of Mumbai. It was built in the late 1930s. 'scuse the sun-glare

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an out of focus picture of part of the Mumbai skyline at dusk

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Cheers

Mahratta · January 14th, 2009, 03:02 AM

Watson's Hotel

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Prince of Wales Museum

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Comfortably Numb · January 14th, 2009, 04:21 AM

Stunning architecture....you can really see the British influence in many of those buildings + Indian flair.

***Svartmetall*** · January 14th, 2009, 10:14 AM

Couldn't have said it better myself, mate! Colonial architecture with a tropical Indian flavour resulting in excellent buildings.

Thank you for sharing these pictures.

Dr.Seltsam · January 14th, 2009, 03:22 PM

Wow! Didn't expect those building in India! Thanks for enlighten me!

January 9th, 2009, 12:53 AM	#1
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Mahratta's Showcase: Bombay, India As my thread on Vasai continues, I've decided to add another set of pictures from my recent India trip - Mumbai, the financial centre of India. Here are some pictures of South Bombay, one of my favourite places on Earth. It is a mix of the architecture and the street life of the area. Siddhivinayak Mandir, not in South Bombay (it's in Prabhadevi, between Dadar and Worli, so a fair bit north of South Bombay itself) image hosted on flickr Watson's Hotel, located in South Bombay. The oldest surviving cast iron building in India, built in the 1860s. A common tale describes Jamsetji Tata being excluded from the hotel as an Indian, which led him to build the rival Taj Mahal Hotel (profiled later). Although the building is a class II historical structure it is in a decrepit state. image hosted on flickr Much more coming up! __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

January 9th, 2009, 01:04 AM	#3
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Let's hope it does, it's a brilliant historical landmark. __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

January 9th, 2009, 02:10 AM	#4
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Hautatma Chowk, formerly Flora Fountain: image hosted on flickr the British influence in South Bombay is particularly strong. Hopefully more buildings around old cities in India (most, like Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad etc. are far older than Bombay's) get restored in the same way image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Cheers __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi Last edited by Mahratta; January 9th, 2009 at 08:14 PM.

January 9th, 2009, 06:36 PM	#5
*christos-greece* Moderator! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 73,747 Likes (Received): 3435	Very nice shots Mahratta __________________ Urban Showcase: Athens Kalamata Trikala Thessaloniki Cityscapes: Paris Barcelona Dubai, U.A.E. Monte Carlo, Monaco General photography: Castles of France - Chateau de France and, since May of '08: Greece!

January 9th, 2009, 08:14 PM	#6
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	the David Sassoon Library (I didn't notice the foot until I uploaded) image hosted on flickr Streetscapes of Old Bombay image hosted on flickr Cheers __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

January 9th, 2009, 12:59 AM	#2
India101 . Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sydney ~ Mumbai Posts: 9,639 Likes (Received): 436	Whoa! That doesnt look like it will stand much longer.

January 11th, 2009, 03:08 AM	#7
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Cheers __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi Last edited by Mahratta; January 12th, 2009 at 02:58 AM.

January 11th, 2009, 07:04 AM	#8
*Svartmetall* Ordo Ab Chao Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Past: Northampton, UK (19 years), Auckland NZ (7 years), Now: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 9,175 Likes (Received): 218	Incredible snapshots! I look forward to more. __________________ "Alle Ding sind Gift, und nichts ohn Gift; allein die Dosis macht, daß ein Ding kein Gift ist." Paracelsus 1493-1541

January 11th, 2009, 07:46 AM	#9
Ethaniel83 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gemencheh - KL Posts: 764 Likes (Received): 9	very nice pcitures

January 11th, 2009, 06:03 PM	#10
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	More. I love the juxtaposition of old and new, beautiful and decrepit in South Bombay (and all around India, really) image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Rajabai clocktower image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

January 12th, 2009, 02:58 AM	#11
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	More Mumbai: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi Last edited by Mahratta; January 12th, 2009 at 03:05 AM.

January 12th, 2009, 03:27 AM	#12
eklips Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 6,245 Likes (Received): 298	Top quality photos! __________________ Madrid

January 12th, 2009, 02:45 PM	#13
cardiff Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cardiff, Portsmouth Posts: 7,350 Likes (Received): 163	Definately a rich architectural heritage, shame about the quality but then it is India.... all that is wonderfull and awful at the same time. __________________ My photo threads Master thread of UK cities and towns - Istanbul - Chicago, niagra Falls and Toronto - Vienna - Budapest - Frankfurt - London, NewYork and QM2 - London and Paris

January 13th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#16
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Eros Cinema, one of the few remaining art deco cinemas of Mumbai. It was built in the late 1930s. 'scuse the sun-glare image hosted on flickr an out of focus picture of part of the Mumbai skyline at dusk image hosted on flickr Cheers __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

January 14th, 2009, 03:02 AM	#17
Mahratta Ayatollah Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,131 Likes (Received): 2	Watson's Hotel image hosted on flickr Prince of Wales Museum image hosted on flickr __________________ Leuven \| Antwerp \| Amsterdam \| Bruges \| Gent \| Brussels \| Chicago \| Costa Rica \| Vasai \| Bombay "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems" - Alfréd Rényi

January 14th, 2009, 04:21 AM	#18
Comfortably Numb FÖRBJUDEN Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,397 Likes (Received): 131	Stunning architecture....you can really see the British influence in many of those buildings + Indian flair. __________________ There is no pain, you are receding A distant ship smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying My Panoramio

January 14th, 2009, 10:14 AM	#19
*Svartmetall* Ordo Ab Chao Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Past: Northampton, UK (19 years), Auckland NZ (7 years), Now: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 9,175 Likes (Received): 218	Couldn't have said it better myself, mate! Colonial architecture with a tropical Indian flavour resulting in excellent buildings. Thank you for sharing these pictures. __________________ "Alle Ding sind Gift, und nichts ohn Gift; allein die Dosis macht, daß ein Ding kein Gift ist." Paracelsus 1493-1541

January 14th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#20
Dr.Seltsam Live in HD Join Date: May 2008 Location: Heidelberg (HD) Posts: 1,769 Likes (Received): 100	Wow! Didn't expect those building in India! Thanks for enlighten me!

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