Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - Mumbai, India
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N 18° 56.395 E 072° 50.097
43Q E 272003 N 2095578
The Chhatrapati Shivaja Terminus is the new name fro the old Victoria Station.
Waymark Code: WM5WFP
Location: India
Date Posted: 02/20/2009
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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, formerly known as Victoria Terminus Station, in Mumbai, is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building, designed by the British architect F.W. Stevens, became the symbol of Bombay as the ‘Gothic City’ and the major international mercantile port of India. The terminal was built over ten years starting in 1878 according to a High Victorian Gothic design based on late medieval Italian models. Its remarkable stone dome, turrets, pointed arches, and eccentric ground plan are close to traditional Indian palace architecture. It is an outstanding example of the meeting of two cultures as British architects worked with Indian craftsmen to include Indian architectural tradition and idioms forging a new style unique to Bombay.
Stamp Issuing Country: India
Date of Issue: 1988
Denomination: 100 Rupees
Color: Blue and Red
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
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