Detail of a monkey plucking mangoes. Stevens was keen to provide an Indian context to his buildings, not only through architectural forms but also by the depiction of Indian flora and fauna, and how they behave in their natural environment. Stevens himself designed the artwork of various flora and fauna scenes that find extensive depiction in the BMC building.

Creator

• Ghosh, Ayan

Contributors

• Ghosh, Ayan

Keyword

• Frederick William Stevens
• Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
• Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
• Victorian Gothic
• BMC

Resource type

• Image

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/