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91. Detail of porte cochere on Mahapalika Marg

La description:: Frederick W. Stevens designed the CSMT and BMC buildings within a decade of each other. As a result, both buildings have common features, design elements and building materials. Stevens described his building style as ‘...a free treatment of early Gothic with an Oriental feeling, which, I consider, the best adapted for the site the buildings are to occupy.’
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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

92. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai coat-of-arms

La description:: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or Bombay Municipal Corporation, is India's richest municipal corporation and responsible for developing and maintaining the civic infrastructure of the city and tax collection. It was established with the passing of the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act in 1888. The headquarters are based at the BMC building which also feature (along with the Gateway of India) on the seal of the corporation.
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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

93. Allegoric figure of urbs primus in indis

La description:: Frederick W. Stevens used allegorical figures to represent concepts like progress and prosperity. This, for example, is a Christian motif of a winged angel holding up a miniature ship to highlight Mumbai's association with maritime trade. The allegoric figure represented is urbs primus in Indis (Latin for the ‘primary urban city of India’), which was adapted as the motto of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.
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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

94. Coat-of-arms of BMC

La description:: The coat-of-arms of the Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai) is prominently displayed on the facade of the BMC building. It is a four-panel shield surmounted by a heraldic lion and a blooming lotus at the base. The Sanskrit motto यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: Yato Dharmas Tato Jayaḥ (Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory) is inscribed in gold at the bottom.
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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

95. 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 from Venetian Gothic, Stevens used stained-glass windows extensively throughout the BMC building.
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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

96. Detail of supporting brackets

La description:: Detail of brackets inside the BMC building. These were inspired from Hindu temple architecture. The amalgamation of Hindu and Islamic architectural details with the overall Gothic style was a delicate and gradual process which Frederick Stevens successfully managed to balance, thereby guaranteeing his pre-eminence in this style during the zenith of Bombay Gothic architecture.
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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

97. 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 '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, 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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

98. _DSC7902.jpg

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
Éditeur:: Jio Institute
Date de téléchargement:: 17-03-2023
Date modifiée:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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