View- The David Sassoon Library at Kala Ghoda
Kala Ghoda is a place in South Mumbai. Kala Ghoda means Black Horse. It has a reference to a black stone statue of King Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) mounted on a horse. The statue is now in the Jijamata Udyan in Byculla.
Kala Ghoda is Mumbai's premiere art district. Each year, the area hosts a cultural festival for promoting the art.
In 1896, India's first film was shot here.
The area is located between Mumbai Port Trust 's dockland area limits to the east, Oval Maidan to the west, , Flora Foutain to the north and Regal Cinema to the south.
North of Kala Ghoda is the Fountain district and south of it is a district variously called after the S.P. Mukerjee Chowk (former Wellingdon Circle), Prince of Wales Museum or the Regal Cinema. North-east is located with the Bombay stock Exchange.
Prominent landmarks here are:-
Army & Navy Building
Kala Ghoda is Mumbai's premiere art district. Each year, the area hosts a cultural festival for promoting the art.
In 1896, India's first film was shot here.
The area is located between Mumbai Port Trust 's dockland area limits to the east, Oval Maidan to the west, , Flora Foutain to the north and Regal Cinema to the south.
North of Kala Ghoda is the Fountain district and south of it is a district variously called after the S.P. Mukerjee Chowk (former Wellingdon Circle), Prince of Wales Museum or the Regal Cinema. North-east is located with the Bombay stock Exchange.
Prominent landmarks here are:-
Army & Navy Building
Civil and Sessions Court
Indo-German cultural centre in Max Müeller Bhavan
Jehangir Art Gallery
K. R. Cama Oriental Institute (Asia's oldest library and research archive exclusively devoted to Indo-Iranian and Zoroastrian studies)
K. R. Cama Oriental Institute (Asia's oldest library and research archive exclusively devoted to Indo-Iranian and Zoroastrian studies)
Lion Gate
Prince of Wales Museum
Rhythm House
University of Mumbai
The dilapidated Great Western Building, formerly Admiralty House, was once the residence of the Governor of Bombay. William Hornby, a former governor who was instrumental in constructing the Hornby Vellard, lived here during his term in the office.
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Rhythm House
University of Mumbai
The dilapidated Great Western Building, formerly Admiralty House, was once the residence of the Governor of Bombay. William Hornby, a former governor who was instrumental in constructing the Hornby Vellard, lived here during his term in the office.
I have no copyright on any of these images/videos/contents. This sight is free for everybody. If anybody finds his/her image/video/content which is copyrighted, please mail me to [sunilbandekar@yahoo.co.in]. I'll remove them within the next 48 hrs.
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