Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly named the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in Mumbai which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times.
Façade of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sanghralaya (CSMVS)
A portrait of Shivaji at the entrance of the museum
Statue of The Prince of Wales, who later became the Emperor, George V
On two sides of the statue has mural type of stone carving depicting the POW inaugurating the museum
Gateway of India
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The Gateway of India is an arch-monument, completed in 1924, on the waterfront of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V of the United Kingdom for his c
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
…the visit of the Prince of Wales (later George V, king of the United Kingdom and emperor of India). It is located in the heart of South Mumbai near the Gateway of India. The museum was renamed in 1998 after Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Kingdom. The building is built in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture…
The Gateway of India
The Gateway, in 1924
Departure of the last British troops from the Gateway, in 1948
Inscription on the Gateway reading: "Erected to commemorate the landing in India of their Imperial Majesties King George V and Queen Mary on the Second of December MCMXI"