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71. Detail of Pigeon Fountain

Descrizione:: At the rear of the BMC building, at the end of the garden, Frederick Stevens installed a pyav (fountain) which was a source of drinking water for horses. This fountain has figures of birds on them, hence known as the Pigeon Fountain.
Parola chiave:: Frederick William Stevens, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, and BMC
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

72. Portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Descrizione:: 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, he was 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.
Parola chiave:: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, BMC, and Frederick William Stevens
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

73. Commemorative plaque with project cost

Descrizione:: Commemorative plaque dedicated to Frederick W. Stevens as the designer and superintendent of the Municipal Buildings. Below Stevens is his assistant and resident engineer, Rao Sahib Sitaram Khanderao, who would later design (with DN Mirza) the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Also mentioned is Grattan Geary, who was President of the Corporation and friend of Stevens. Stevens had designed Geary's private villa at Lonavala.
Parola chiave:: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Frederick William Stevens, and Victorian Gothic
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

74. BMC Exhibit Thumbnail Final

Parola chiave:: Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Frederick William Stevens, and Victorian Gothic
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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

Descrizione:: 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.
Parola chiave:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, and Frederick William Stevens
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

76. Grand central staircase flanked by pair of Chimeras

Descrizione:: Highlight of the BMC building is its spectacular central hall that greets visitors as they enter through the porte cochere. The hall is located directly below the inner dome and serves as an atrium, through which a grand staircase rises, flanked by a pair of winged lions. The staircase winds up to connect arcaded corridors that runs around the hollow central core.
Parola chiave:: Victorian Gothic, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

77. Triple arched entrances with ox-eye window

Descrizione:: Design for the BMC was to be selected via a competition open to architects from London. 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 favour with authorities and call was made for fresh proposals.
Parola chiave:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
License Tesim:: All rights reserved
Resource Type:: Image

78. Porte cochere at intersection of Mahapalika Marg and DN Road

Descrizione:: The main entrance to the BMC building is positioned at the elbow of the V-shaped plot, facing CSMT. The entrance has a six-pillar porte cochère (coach gateway). This was originally designed for horse-driven coaches but was later adapted for motor vehicles.
Parola chiave:: Frederick William Stevens, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Victorian Gothic, and BMC
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

79. Indo-Saracenic domes on the BMC building

Descrizione:: The Indo-Saracenic style developed by British architects used motifs inspired from 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 finial on top, which appears in buildings designed by him, including at the BMC.
Parola chiave:: Victorian Gothic, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

80. Ox-eye window

Descrizione:: An important design element Frederick W. Stevens borrowed from Venetian Gothic architecture was the use of a flower-shaped oeil-de-boeuf (ox-eye window in English), which let in natural light during the day. Though strictly not a window, because it was covered in stained glass, this circular opening is typically placed in a roof slope as a dormer, or above a door or pair of windows (as seen here).
Parola chiave:: Victorian Gothic, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, BMC, Frederick William Stevens, and Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Creatore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Collaboratore:: Ghosh, Ayan
Owner:: tushar1.ayyar@jioinstitute.edu.in
Editore:: Jio Institute
Data caricata:: 17-03-2023
Data modificata:: 17-03-2023
Rights Statement Tesim:: In Copyright
Resource Type:: Image

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76. Grand central staircase flanked by pair of Chimeras

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78. Porte cochere at intersection of Mahapalika Marg and DN Road

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76. Grand central staircase flanked by pair of Chimeras

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78. Porte cochere at intersection of Mahapalika Marg and DN Road

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