Old Apollo Bunder Harbour British Era Bombay – 2 Old Postcards 1910
Two 1910 postcards of Apollo Bunder and the harbour in British Era Bombay (Mumbai). This piece of rectangular land that juts into the sea was a passenger landing jetty. Today it is where the iconic Gateway of India is located. Steamers from abroad anchored off deeper waters. And passengers were ferried to the Apollo Bunder jetty. The Gateway of India (opened in 1924), commemorates the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay while visiting the 1911 Delhi Durbar.
The king and queen first paid a visit to India in 1906 as the Prince and Princess of Wales. They again visited in 1911, this time as King George V and Queen Mary. To attend the Delhi Durbar of 1911. The jetty would later be renamed Wellington Pier. The iconic Taj Mahal Hotel and the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, face the Gateway of India. The Wellington Pier was a type of natural harbour dating back centuries that was used by the Portuguese, French, Marathas, etc.
Also read Seven Islands of Mumbai. See post King George V & Queen Mary Leaving India – Old Photo 1912
Did You Know- there were many mountains in Mumbai that were leveled by the British and the rubble used for the reclamation of the islands.
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