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#GatewayGallop: Walk 551

Date: 22-Oct-2022 | Time: 16:30:00 - 18:00:00

- INR 599/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)

Starting Point

Regal Cinema, Colaba.

#GatewayGallop: Walk 551

Date: 22-Oct-2022 | Time: 16:30:00 - 18:00:00

INR 599/- PER PERSON (All inclusive)

At the southern tip of the erstwhile island of Mumbai was a small port where a fish called the palwa was brought to be sold. The British anglicised Palwa to Apollo, and called the port the Apollo Bunder. The Bunder gave way to a pier - the Apollo Pier - which grew into a reclamation in the late-19th century. Several iconic structures came up on the stretch around the pier, with the Gateway of India becoming the crowning glory in 1924. On our #GatewayGallop heritage walk, we explore the precinct to discover there's much to it than just the Gateway.

Duration
1.5 Hours
Distance
1 Kms

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Palace of the Hyderabadi Nobles

  • Edict of the causeway
  • Power behind ‘Indian Jeep’
  • Birth of Mumbai’s Art Deco revolution
  • The ‘Rock’ Goddess
  • Mario’s Murals
  • The 26/11 Café
  • The ‘First’ Mumbai plaque
  • Mumbai’s first RCC structure
  • Dr Bhabha’s Burrow
  • Napoleon’s defeat
  • Dance of the seahorses
  • And of course… Gateway of India!

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