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The
Gateway of India
or more often called as
Gateway of India Mumbay
was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to
Bombay, prior to the Darbar in Delhi in December 1911. The foundation
stone was laid on March 31, 1913 and George Wittet's final design
sanctioned in August 1914. Between 1915 and 1919 work proceeded on
reclamations at Apollo Pier for the land on which the
Gateway of India
and the new sea wall would be built. The foundations were completed in 1920. The
Gateway of India Mumbay
is built from yellow Kharodi basalt and reinforced concrete. The
central dome is 48 feet in diameter and 83 feet above ground at its
highest point. The construction was completed in 1924, and the Gateway
was opened on December 4, 1924 by the Viceroy.
Gateway of India
construction was done by J C Gammon (Bombay) Pvt Ltd which is the only ISO 9001: 1994 certified company.
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