The Gateway of India was erected in Bombay (Mumbai), India to commemorate the landing in December 1911 of King George V, the first British monarch to visit India, and Queen Mary.
At the time of their visit, the gateway was not yet built, so a cardboard structure greeted the royals. The foundation stone was laid in March 1913, and construction was completed in 1924. The structure is made of basalt and is 26 meters (85 feet) tall.
The Gateway of India enjoys a commanding view of the Arabian Sea and is located across from the Taj Mahal Hotel, a five-star luxury hotel.
The Gateway and the Taj were targeted in major terrorist attacks in 2008.
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very true
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Looks beautiful but I’m curious. Did the cardboard structure fool the royals? Or they knew all along?
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I think the royals were informed, but maybe so, ha ha!
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Haha! Something about me feels like they were tricked. Seems far fetched tho.
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You may be right 😄
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It’s an interesting post. Thanks for facts.
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Great post
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Thank you.
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Great post. But I think the attack you are referring to took place in 2008 not 2003. It is called 26/11 . Series of terrorism activities took place including bomb blasting in Colaba including Taj hotel.120+ people died. Chief Minister of Maharashtra resigned his post. I remember it shook whole nation.
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You’re right. Thanks. My eyes mistook 3 for 8 or vice versa. I saw a movie about it a few years ago. What a horrible, horrible tragedy.
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true Aishwarya. it was a terrible day for India.
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Mumbai is high on my list of return visits.
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Mine too. I was there for just three days.
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all the best.
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sadly i only have one ropey photo of each of these major Mumbai landmarks. I really liked Mumbai. Thanks for sharing – FYI terrorist attacks were 2008 not 2003
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Thanks! Good catch. I was there briefly. Much more to explore.
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