Gateway of India, Mumbai, India
The gateway of India was built to celebrate and honor the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India for their formal proclamation as Emperor and Empress of India at the Delhi Durbar in Dec 1911. The foundation stone for the monument was laid by Sir George Sydenham Clarke, then governor of Bombay (Mumbai), on Mar 31, 1911.
The final design of Scottish architect George Wittet was sanctioned on Mar 31, 1914. Initial work to reclaim land for the Gateway and a new sea wall at the Apollo Bunder started in 1915. Following the completion of land reclamation in 1919, actual construction began and was completed in 1924. The formal inauguration of the Gateway of India was done by the Viceroy of India, Rufus Isaacs, Earl of Reading, on Dec 4, 1924.
The final design of Scottish architect George Wittet was sanctioned on Mar 31, 1914. Initial work to reclaim land for the Gateway and a new sea wall at the Apollo Bunder started in 1915. Following the completion of land reclamation in 1919, actual construction began and was completed in 1924. The formal inauguration of the Gateway of India was done by the Viceroy of India, Rufus Isaacs, Earl of Reading, on Dec 4, 1924.
