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Courthouse · Mumbai, India
Bombay High CourtSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1871–78
- Declared purpose
- High Court
- Today
- Survives, still the court
- Build time
- About 7 years (1871–78)
- Region
- India
- Architect of record
- James Augustus Fuller, engineer: about when credited (1871, born ). Build time on record: about 7 years (1871–78).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A Gothic court credited to a military engineer.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A Gothic Revival court with a central tower, part of Mumbai's World Heritage Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble.
Why researchers flag it
A Gothic court credited to a military engineer.
Gothic in Bombay
It shares its Gothic vocabulary with London's Royal Courts of Justice, built in the same decade.
An ensemble
It stands in a row of Gothic Revival buildings along the Oval Maidan, including the university and the old secretariat.
An engineer's design
It is credited to a military engineer, James Augustus Fuller.
Questions worth asking
- Why the same Gothic style in Bombay and London at once?
Possible original uses
- Courthouse
What the photos show
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
