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it is the main bidg of university of bom

2007-03-01 04:37:47 · 2 answers · asked by raju 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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The Rajabai tower was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, an English architect. It was modelled on Big Ben, the clock tower of the UK houses of Parliament in London.

The foundation stone was laid on March 1, 1869 and construction was completed in November 1878. The total cost of construction came to Rs. 2 lakhs (Rs. 200,000), a princely sum in those days. This entire cost was defrayed by Premchand Roychand, a prosperous broker who founded the Bombay Stock Exchange on the condition that the tower be named after his mother Rajabai.

2007-03-01 04:43:23 · answer #1 · answered by parrotjohn2001 7 · 0 0

One of Mumbai's outstanding landmarks, the Rajabai Clock Tower is stuated in the gardens of Mumbai University. Based on plans by George Gilbert Scott and completed in the 1870's, it is said to have been inspired by Giotto's Campanile in Florence. It houses the University Library, which was endowed by a Hindu businessman, Premchand Raichand, in memory of his mother Rajabai. It is 280 feet tall with five storeys and at a height of 30 feet, there are eight statues representing the Indian castes. The tower clock is reported to have played 16 tunes including'Rule Britannia'. Nearest station is Churchgate (Western Railway).

2007-03-01 05:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by vmperumal1506 2 · 0 0

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