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.
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.
Walkeshwar is named after Walkeshwar Temple, built in 1127 AD by the Shilahara rulers. This temple was destroyed in 1534 by the Portuguese and a new one was constructed in the 1720s by Ramaji Kamath, a Gaud Saraswat Brahmin. The temple was again reconstructed in the 1950s in its current location on the western edge of Banganga Tank.
Rama Mandir was originally built by an ascetic, Ramdas Bawa. In 1918, it was reconstructed by a Khatri merchant, Bhawanai Mohanji, and a shikara was added over the garbagriha. Marble idols of Lord Ram, Lakshman, and Sita from the original temple are enshrined in the garbagriha. The pujari family who maintains the temple, live at the rear.