Gateway of India

18.92200277777872.834569444444Koordinaten: 18 ° 55 ' 19 " N, 72 ° 50 ' 4" O

The Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai, India.

Mumbai's most famous landmark, the Gateway of India, was founded in 1924 in the district of Colaba, designed by George Wittet ( 1878-1926 ) built on the drawing board many of the most prestigious buildings in the city were designed. The opening ceremony took place on December 4, 1924 Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading ( 1860-1935 ), the then Viceroy of India.

India's own, honey-colored Arc de Triomphe, built to commemorate the visit of King George V (1865-1936) and his wife Mary of Teck (1867-1953) in 1911, was originally arriving as solemn landing point for P & O steamers intended passengers.

The irony of the story was, however, that the British chose this place to be for ever to adopt from India: On February 28, 1948 and were the last remaining troops on Indian soil - the First Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry - on board the Empress of Australia. Today land at the foot of the stone stairs only boats take passengers through the harbor to the Elephanta Island.

The space around the gateway is very popular with evening walks. One end lines the stern-faced statue of Shivaji, the Maratha warlord who stubbornly pursued in the second half of the 17th century, the emperor of the Mughal Empire Aurangzeb during his last years. The statue is worshiped and is often decorated with a marigold garland. From the right-wing party Shiv Sena Shivaji was crowned as the "Son of the Earth" for a national symbol.