Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, formerly Victoria Terminus, is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The terminus was designed by a British born architectural
engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an
exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location
south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the
year marking 50 years of Queen Victoria's rule.
In March 1996 the station name was changed from Victoria
Terminus to "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus" after Shivaji, the
17th-century warrior king who employed guerrilla tactics to contest the Mughal
Empire and found a new state in the western Marathi-speaking regions of the
Deccan Plateau.
The terminus is the headquarters of India's Central Railway.
It is one of the busiest railway stations in India, serving as a terminal
for both long-distance and suburban trains.
...i looks like a heritage site to me!
ReplyDeleteAn iconic building! Yes, I recognized it immediately 🙏🏽
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Awesome click
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, yet funny. Since I work for railway I stumble into it seemingly everywhere!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteIt's a marvellous place... YAM xx
What a marvellous wedding cake building. You have some things to thank the English for. Btw, I've been looking at your new Indian metro rail systems. I am impressed.
ReplyDeleteA castle as station.It just goes to show what importance our ancestors gave to public transportation in their time.
ReplyDeleteIt just goes to show what importance our ancestors gave to public transportation in their time.
ReplyDeleteQuite grand.
ReplyDeleteA very impressive station.
ReplyDeleteIt looks majestic!
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday!
Nice post thank you Tiffany
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