Sunday 6 July 2008

Mumbai, India (Part 6)

The most impressive example of Victorian Gothic architecture of 19th century in India, Victoria Terminus Railway, also now renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a richly ornamented extravaganza of domes, spires and arches. It was completed in 1888 and named to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Now the busy headquarters of the central Railway, over 1,000 trains and 2 millions passengers, including crowds of suburban commuters, pass thorough the station daily. To be honest, nothing much has changed in the last 60 years!





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