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31. Gargoyle holding Flagstaff

La description:: Gargoyles are another design element Frederick W. Stevens incorporated from Venetian Gothic architecture. Gargoyles, chimeras and griffons became very popular motifs in cathedrals, churches and castles in the Middle Ages in Europe. In Mumbai, they appear extensively in many of Stevens’ buildings, notably more at CSMT. At the BMC building, they are used sparingly, perched on top of turrets.
Mot-clé:: Frederick William Stevens, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, and BMC
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 07-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

32. Portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

La description:: Post-independence, images of British administrators were removed, and new icons were added. Among the new installations was this portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj placed in the lobby of the grand staircase. Not only is Shivaji Maharaj a national hero, during his lifetime, but he was also much praised for taking an interest in the welfare of his people, in line with the core objective of the BMC—to uplift the quality of life of Mumbai's citizenry.
Mot-clé:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 08-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

33. Indo-Saracenic domes on the BMC building

La description:: The Indo-Saracenic style developed by British architects used motifs inspired by Mughal architecture and those of the Deccan Sultanates, from monuments built by the Adil Shahis (Bijapur) and Qutub Shahis (Hyderabad) to make them look more ‘Indian‘. A prominent adaptation by Frederick W. Stevens was the use of the onion-shaped dome with a finial on top, which appears in buildings designed by him, including at the BMC.
Mot-clé:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 07-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

34. V-shaped plot at intersection of Mahapalika Marg and DN Road

Mot-clé:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 07-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

35. View of inner dome from lobby

La description:: Frederick Stevens incorporated a double dome inside the main tower of the BMC building. The outer dome is visible from the street, but the inner dome is visible only from the entrance hall when the visitor looks up. The inner dome was inspired by the Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur. However, spanning just 45 feet in diameter, the inner dome is much smaller in scale compared to the Gol Gumbaz, which is the largest unsupported dome in India.
Mot-clé:: Frederick William Stevens, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, and BMC
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 08-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

36. Triple arched entrances with ox-eye window

La description:: Design for the BMC was to be selected via a competition open to architects from London. The first prize was won by RF Chisholm who proposed a Hindu-Saracenic style. However, the project got delayed by a few years as new sites were considered. During the delay, Chisholm's design fell out of favor with authorities, and a call was made for fresh proposals.
Mot-clé:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 08-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

37. Statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta

La description:: A prominent member of the Parsi community in Bombay, Sir Pherozeshah Mehta drafted the Bombay Municipal Act of 1872 and is thus considered the 'Father of Bombay Municipality'. He became municipal commissioner of Bombay Municipality in 1873 and its president four times—1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911. A statue of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta was installed in front of the BMC building in honor of his role in the establishment of the municipality.
Mot-clé:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 07-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

38. Stained glass windows

La description:: Frederick W. Stevens was primarily influenced by Gothic architecture, and it is in Gothic that most of his projects were executed. Within the Gothic genre, Stevens had a particular liking for Venetian Gothic, which originated in Italy in the twelfth century. Inspired by Venetian Gothic, Stevens used stained-glass windows extensively throughout the BMC building.
Mot-clé:: Frederick William Stevens, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, and BMC
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 07-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

39. Facade of BMC building with coat-of-arms

La description:: Sir Bartle Henry Frere, governor of Bombay Presidency between 1862–67, demolished the ramparts of Fort George to allow Bombay to expand beyond the fort walls. As the city limits expanded, there was need for a municipality to overlook the civic infrastructure development of the suburbs. Accordingly, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai was created in 1865, and Arthur Crawford was appointed the first municipal commissioner.
Mot-clé:: Victorian Gothic, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 07-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

40. Entrance lobby with security systems

La description:: The entrance lobby is a confluence of raw materials used in construction of the BMC building. The doorways are flanked by marble colonnettes with decorative floral capitals. In addition to iron gates, a variety of security systems are now installed here. Nowadays, this is the entrance through which visitors are screened and allowed inside the building.
Mot-clé:: Frederick William Stevens, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, and BMC
Créateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Donateur:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Date de téléchargement:: 07-04-2023
Date modifiée:: 08-04-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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