Gateway of India
June 16th 2008 10:44
So what is the gateway of India? Don't worry it's not like a gate where all immigrants queue up to enter India. 
This is a pretty huge structure built to honour King George V and Queen Mary when they visited India in 1911.
In three years time it will be declared a heritage, already they are doing some renovation here I am not sure what... I'l go check it out today.
Around boat rides are available. They take you to nearby island of Alibaug, Elephanta etc in about an hour or two. These are mainly places to go for the beaches. Also in Elephanta there are carved caves.
The majestic building behind gateway is Taj, a 5 star hotel. There is a story behind this hotel.
It seems that the architect hired a boat and went to see the construction of his beloved hotel which was designed after the Taj Mahal of Agra. And what he saw distressed him so much thathe tried to kill himself from the boat. Because the whole building was being built the other way around!! The part facing the sea was supposed to be behind and the behind part in front!!
Oh well... anyway the tall building next Taj is the New taj Hotel. This was kind of added to the older hotel and now the main entrance to the hotel is via new Taj.
And the grassy lawn you see behind the Gateway, has a statue in it. Whose statue is it??
A thousand guineas to the right answer...
Clue: I have spoken incessantly abt the this person in my previous posts.
2nd Clue: It is the inevitable.....
This is a pretty huge structure built to honour King George V and Queen Mary when they visited India in 1911.
In three years time it will be declared a heritage, already they are doing some renovation here I am not sure what... I'l go check it out today.
The majestic building behind gateway is Taj, a 5 star hotel. There is a story behind this hotel.
It seems that the architect hired a boat and went to see the construction of his beloved hotel which was designed after the Taj Mahal of Agra. And what he saw distressed him so much thathe tried to kill himself from the boat. Because the whole building was being built the other way around!! The part facing the sea was supposed to be behind and the behind part in front!!
Oh well... anyway the tall building next Taj is the New taj Hotel. This was kind of added to the older hotel and now the main entrance to the hotel is via new Taj.
A thousand guineas to the right answer...
Clue: I have spoken incessantly abt the this person in my previous posts.
2nd Clue: It is the inevitable.....
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