Gateway of india

Image 22 of 22 from gallery of Mumbai Architecture City Guide: 20 Projects in One of India's Most Populous Cities. Ismaili Jamatkhana & Community Centre / NUDES. Image © Nazim Lokhandwala

I had two sunrise shoots at Gateway of India, the first being uneventful insofar as unwarranted attention goes. The light was beautiful but not what I am used to. The second shoot was spent explaining to an officer the necessity of using a tripod to shoot long exposure stills. During the day there are many “resident” photographers present taking photos of tourists with the Gateway as a background. The perimeter and surrounding area is heavily guarded and a section of the Wikipedia article…

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The Gateway of India is, without doubt, one of the most popular tourist attractions in India. It is located at Apollo Bunder Waterfront and overlooks the Arabian Sea in the most beautiful way. One of the most distinguished monuments in Mumbai, it was built in the year 1924 by famous architect George Wittet as a commemoration of the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai. The imposing structure of the monument is a beautiful confluence of Indian, Arabic and Western architecture.

The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in the early 20th century in the city of Mumbai, also known as Bombay, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V,

Perhaps there are many unascertained reasons which always kept me from visiting it despite my work place being in town itself and for the fact that Mumbai had always been a part of my life. But when I visited the place at around 5.30 am in the morning after receiving a call from a good friend on the previous night, I realized that all those factors don’t matter! The biggest factor is the very place itself which mesmerises perennially notwithstanding any other factor! I present some of the…