Administrative quarters of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation India's richest municipal organisation and largest civic body.


Formerly the Bombay Municipal Corporation. The building was designed by the British architect Frederick Stevens in the Indo Saracenic style. The foundation stone was laid in 1884, by the Viceroy, Lord Ripon. The building which was completed in 1893 has a 78 m tall tower and is a famous landmark in Mumbai once India's Gothic city. , Fort Area, Mumbai. Maharastra. India. Asia.


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Location: , Fort Area, Mumbai. Maharastra. India. Asia.
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