Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Bombay, Rare 1905 Advertisement
A rare 1905 advertisement of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Bombay (Mumbai). One of the earliest of Taj’s advertising with an interesting line “European Management. European Staff”. This was not uncommon at the time, hotels in Bombay usually preferred European management. The Taj probably may have been leased out to European management during the early years.
Rao Saheb Vaidya and D N Mirza originally designed the hotel, the foundation was laid in 1898. The Taj Palace Hotel opened its doors on, December 16, 1903, with 17 guests. It faces the Gateway of India, whose foundation stone was laid in 1911. The Taj acquired the next-door Greens Hotel, which was demolished and in its place the ‘Taj Tower’ came up in 1973. Today the Taj Mahal Hotel is an iconic landmark.
See post Watson’s Hotel Bombay – Old Postcard 1907. Read more The History Of Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
Did you know- there was the “Dumb Friends” event during the early year, which was an animal show, that became a huge hit with the patrons.
More from the collection-Raja Ravi Varma’s Saraswati Oleograph c1910., British India Era Postman – Old Stereo Photo 1902., The Outskirts Of Delhi Jama Masjid – Old Print 1800s., Charminar & Street Scene Hyderabad – Old Postcard 1905
