For decades the city of Mumbai operated by two or more different clocks.
The Long History of Bombay Time and Resistance to Colonial Rule
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In 1878, Bombay University completed construction on a dazzling addition to the colonial city’s skyline: a 280-foot clock tower. Built in the Venetian Gothic style, the Big Ben–inspired structure was the tallest at the time in the city that would come to be known as Mumbai, with clock faces in each direction. It was right in the heart of the developing town, bursting from the surrounding trees on campus, with the sea not far away. There was just one prickly issue: No one could agree on what time it should keep.
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Mumbai: BMC is India s first civic body to launch Heritage Walk
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Quaid Najmi ( IANS) |
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Sat, Jan 30 2021 19:48 IST |
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BMC Mayor Kishori Pednekar welcomed the first batch of 15 tourists who arrived for the Heritage Walk inside the iconic BMC Headquarters.(Photo: IANS/QuaidNajmi) Image Source: IANS News
BMC Mayor Kishori Pednekar welcomed the first batch of 15 tourists who arrived for the Heritage Walk inside the iconic BMC Headquarters.(Photo: IANS/QuaidNajmi) Image Source: IANS News
BMC Mayor Kishori Pednekar welcomed the first batch of 15 tourists who arrived for the Heritage Walk inside the iconic BMC Headquarters.(Photo: IANS/QuaidNajmi) Image Source: IANS News
The curated tours are expected to begin in January, each lasting about an hour, with a Q & A session afterwards
Do you know where the BMC s head office was before the existing building was constructed in 1893? Can you spot the statue of the City of Bombay inside the BMC building? Do you know where the duck fountain is in it? And, what lies underneath the building s dome? You will get answers to questions like these and many more when the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in collaboration with the BMC begins heritage tours of the city s iconic municipal headquarters next month.