Photo: Joe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Station · Mumbai, India
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
- Dated
- Dated 1878–88
- Declared purpose
- Railway terminal (built as Victoria Terminus)
- Today
- Survives, still a working station; UNESCO World Heritage
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A Gothic stone palace in the tropics with a central dome and carved animals. What the photos show is a building that would look at home in Venice or London.
Ten years
The record gives about ten years to build, credited to F. W. Stevens.
Same style, far away
It matches the Gothic civic buildings going up in London at the same time. Researchers ask who carved it all.
Still in use
Hundreds of thousands of people pass through every day.
Questions worth asking
- Where did the stone and the carvers come from?
- Why does the same style appear on several continents at once?
Possible original uses
- A palace or seat of government
- A great market hall
What the photos show
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Surrounding Buildings
Old buildings nearby in Mumbai. Compare the stone, the domes and the dates.
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
