Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Mumbai's main museum gets a miniature upgrade

As you go round Regal Circle the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSVS), formerly the Prince of Wales Museum, is still a striking sight. An amalgamation of Indo-Saracenic styles, the architect George Wittet topped
Mumbai's main museum with a massive dome whose inner vaulting arches
are believed to be inspired by the Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur. Set in three acres of crescent-shaped gardens in South Mumbai, the grounds also point to how open space itself has become an anachronism in this
builder-ravaged city where every important official building gets the ubiquitous "Chhatrapati Shivaji" stamp.read more

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