Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Mandai
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Founded in: 1829
Status: In Operation
Industry: TRADE
Founded in: 1829
Status: In Operation
Industry: TRADE
Established by the British, It was named after Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of the city.
Crawford Market is the earliest prefabricated cast iron structure in India and the building was the first in India to be lit up by electricity in 1882. It is the largest market in Mumbai, and contains the last whiff of British Bombay before the tumult of the central bazaars begins.
The market was designed by British architect William Emerson. The edifice is a blend of Norman and Flemish architectural styles.
The friezes on the outside entrance depicting Indian farmers, and the stone fountains inside, were designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of novelist Rudyard Kipling. The market covers an area of 22,471 sq m, of which 5,515 sq m is occupied by the building itself. The structure was built using coarse buff colored Kurla stone, with redstone from Bassein.
Crawford Market is the earliest prefabricated cast iron structure in India and the building was the first in India to be lit up by electricity in 1882. It is the largest market in Mumbai, and contains the last whiff of British Bombay before the tumult of the central bazaars begins.
The market was designed by British architect William Emerson. The edifice is a blend of Norman and Flemish architectural styles.
The friezes on the outside entrance depicting Indian farmers, and the stone fountains inside, were designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of novelist Rudyard Kipling. The market covers an area of 22,471 sq m, of which 5,515 sq m is occupied by the building itself. The structure was built using coarse buff colored Kurla stone, with redstone from Bassein.
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2.http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/mahatma-jyotiba-phule-mandai.html
3.http://paper.livemint.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
4.https://www.afar.com/places/crawford-market-mumbai
5.https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g304554-d3374876-r298246411-Crawford_Market-Mumbai_Maharashtra.html
1.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Jyotiba_Phule_Mandai
2.http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/mahatma-jyotiba-phule-mandai.html
3.http://paper.livemint.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
4.https://www.afar.com/places/crawford-market-mumbai
5.https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g304554-d3374876-r298246411-Crawford_Market-Mumbai_Maharashtra.html