The Gateway to India is a basalt triumphal arch, 26 metres high metres, and is located in the southern part of the city of Mumbai, in the Apollo-Bander area, at the at the water's edge of the city's main harbour. The structure is a kind of monument to the time of British rule in India. The arch was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in 1911. 1911. The main architect of the project was George Whittet. Construction began was begun in the same year, but it was not until 1915 that it moved forward and and continued until 1924, when the monument was unveiled. of the monument. Therefore, the dignitaries, in whose honour the project was conceived. were only able to see a cardboard model of the arch.
The Gateway to India is made in the Indo-Saracenic style, i.e. a mixture of the Muslim Hindu and European styles. The central dome is 15 metres high and 25 metres in diameter. On both sides of the arch are halls, each of which can accommodate up to 600 people.
The implementation of the project required not only a lot of time, but also significant material investments. material investments. Almost all of the construction was funded by the government of India, but unfortunately, there was no money to build an access road. the arch stands off the main road. Also, almost the entire front of the harbour has been rebuilt so that all the buildings harmonise with the Indian triumphal arch.
The Gateway to India may also be called the gateway from India, as it was through it was through them that the last British troops ceremoniously passed as they left the Indian Indian shores in 1948 when India gained its long-awaited independence.
