Even ‘an utterly beautiful monument positioned right on the shore of
azure Arabian Sea’ seems an unfair description of Gateway of India’s
grandeur. Built with reinforced concrete and yellow colored basalt rock,
Gateway of India acts as the symbolic representation of Mumbai’s
prosperity all over the globe. This huge archway on edge of the water at
Apollo Bunder was built by the Indian Government to commemorate the
visit of British monarch King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. George
Wittet, a famous architect of British India, designed it. The monument
is designed in Indo-Saracen style. The first significant event that
happened here was the passing of the last troop of British Army in
colonial India- First Brigade of Somerset Light Infantry troops.
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