Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Railway Station
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Founded in: 1888
Status: In operation
Industry: TRANSPORT (Railway)
Founded in: 1888
Status: In operation
Industry: TRANSPORT (Railway)
A grand reminder of the British Raj in India and still one of the most historical landmarks within the Central Business District of Mumbai.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly known as Victoria Terminus (VT), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a historic railway station located in the heart of Mumbai. Built in 1888, the station is a grand reminder of the British Raj in India and still one of the most historical landmarks within the Central Business District of Mumbai. It has been a core witness to the city flourishing, businesses blooming, and the Indian film industry growing. It has seen the transition of Bombay to Mumbai. It exhibits an important interchange of influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture, and from Indian Traditional buildings. It became a symbol for Mumbai as a major mercantile port city on the Indian subcontinent within the British Commonwealth.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), formerly known as Victoria Terminus (VT), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a historic railway station located in the heart of Mumbai. Built in 1888, the station is a grand reminder of the British Raj in India and still one of the most historical landmarks within the Central Business District of Mumbai. It has been a core witness to the city flourishing, businesses blooming, and the Indian film industry growing. It has seen the transition of Bombay to Mumbai. It exhibits an important interchange of influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture, and from Indian Traditional buildings. It became a symbol for Mumbai as a major mercantile port city on the Indian subcontinent within the British Commonwealth.
Sources:
1.https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-history-of-chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus-cst-in-1-minute/
2.https://www.mumbai.org.uk/victoria-terminal.html
3.Falser, M., Industrial Heritage Analysis
4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus_railway_station
5.http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/945
6.https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/21/chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus-cst-mumbai-railway-station
1.https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-history-of-chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus-cst-in-1-minute/
2.https://www.mumbai.org.uk/victoria-terminal.html
3.Falser, M., Industrial Heritage Analysis
4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Terminus_railway_station
5.http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/945
6.https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/21/chhatrapati-shivaji-terminus-cst-mumbai-railway-station