Taj Mahal S.O. – 400001
Gateway of India
Date of Introduction : 28-12-2023
Postmark Date : 28-12-2023
A Gate-style Building made with brown basalt stones facing the Arabian Sea and located in Apollo Bunder, Mumbai. Called the ” Gateway of India”, was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. The Royal couple was on his way to a durbar being held in Delhi to celebrate his coronation. Its foundation stone was laid by Sir George Sydenham Clarke, Governor of Bombay, on 31 March 1913 with a design by architect George Wittet. A portion of the land in front of Apollo Harbor was filled with earth and stones on the sea and the foundation stone of this building was laid on it and the construction was completed in 1924. Where the building and a new sea wall were built. The Gateway of India resembles a traditional triumphal arch and the architect in the Indo-Saracenic style, reflecting 16th-century Mughal influences. Here intricate latticework of stones decorates the walls, and four turrets surround a grand central dome that is 50 feet in diameter and 50 feet in height. Reaches up to 85 feet. Also, side chambers and halls were added for civic receptions. The building was opened to the public by the Viceroy of India, Rufus Isaac, on Dec. 4, 1924. After independence in 1947, The last British regiment to leave India, the 1st Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry, paraded at the Gateway of India on 28 February 1948 before leaving for England. Now the Gateway of India is celebrating its 100th year and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in India.
