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
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landmark ⓘ municipal corporation headquarters ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architect |
F. W. Stevens
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Frederick William Stevens ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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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
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MCGM building ⓘ Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building ⓘ
surface form:
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai headquarters
|
| hasFeature |
central dome
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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
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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
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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
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nearbyLandmark
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
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headquartersBuilding
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
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this entity surface form:
BMC Headquarters, Mumbai
this entity surface form:
Oriental Buildings, Bombay
this entity surface form:
Tata Palace, Mumbai
this entity surface form:
Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
this entity surface form:
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Building
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
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hasAlternativeName
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building
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this entity surface form:
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai headquarters