Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building is a historic Indo-Gothic style civic headquarters in Mumbai, renowned for its grand architecture and prominent location in the city’s colonial-era administrative district.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage building
landmark
municipal corporation headquarters
office building
architect F. W. Stevens
Frederick William Stevens
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
Indo-Gothic
builtDuring British colonial period in India
completionDate 1893
constructionStart 1884
country India
followsPlan symmetrical layout
governingBody Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
surface form: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
governsArea Mumbai
surface form: Greater Mumbai
hasAlternativeName BMC headquarters
MCGM building
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
surface form: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai headquarters
hasFeature central dome
clock tower
grand staircases
ornate facades
stained glass windows
turrets
hasFunction offices of civic departments
offices of municipal commissioner
venue for municipal council meetings
heritageStatus heritage structure of Mumbai
inaugurationDate 1893
locatedIn Maharashtra
Mumbai
South Mumbai
locatedInDistrict Fort area
locatedOn Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Road
locatedOpposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
materialUsed stone
near Azad Maidan
Bombay High Court
Mumbai Police Headquarters
University of Bombay
surface form: University of Mumbai Fort campus
notableFor grand Indo-Gothic architecture
overlooks Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
surface form: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus junction
partOf Mumbai’s colonial-era administrative district
region Konkan
surface form: Konkan division
servesAs headquarters of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
significance major landmark of South Mumbai
symbol of Mumbai civic governance
usedBy Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
surface form: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
usedFor civic administration

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus nearbyLandmark Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai headquartersBuilding Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
this entity surface form: BMC Headquarters, Mumbai
William Emerson notableWork Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
this entity surface form: Oriental Buildings, Bombay
George Wittet notableWork Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
this entity surface form: Tata Palace, Mumbai
Frederick William Stevens notableWork Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
this entity surface form: Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
Frederick William Stevens notableWork Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
this entity surface form: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Building
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building hasAlternativeName Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
this entity surface form: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai headquarters