The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai is a collection of 19th-century Victorian Revival public and 20th-century Mumbai Art Deco private buildings in the Fort precinct of Mumbai. This ensemble was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.Mumbai's Victorian Gothic Art Deco Ensembles Is A World Heritage Site artdecomumbai.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021

These buildings are set around the Oval Maidan, a large recreational ground that was once known as the Esplanade. The east of the Oval is flanked by the Victorian Gothic public buildings and the western side is flanked by the Art Deco buildings of Back bay Reclamation and Marine Drive. This nomination aims to safeguard a total of 94 buildings.

The 19th century Victorian Gothic buildings that lie to the east of the Oval are mainly the Bombay High Court, The University of Mumbai (Fort Campus) and The City Civil and Sessions Court (Housed in the Old Secretariat Building). This stretch also houses one of the landmarks of Mumbai, the Rajabai Clock Tower. The 20th century Art Deco buildings flank the western stretch of the Oval and consist mainly of privately owned residential buildings and the Eros Cinema among others.

This ensemble of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings was added to the list of United Nations Educational, Scientific, And Cultural's World Heritage Sites on 30 June 2018 during the 42nd session of World Heritage Committee at Manama, Bahrain.

List of heritage structures or sites by UNESCO

Victorian Indian Neo-Gothic (Hindu Gothic) architecture City Civil and Sessions Court (Old Secretariat) University of Bombay complex: Rajabai Clock Tower University Library Convocation Hall Bombay High Court Public Works Department Building Esplanade Mansion David Sassoon Library Elphinstone College Maharashtra Police Headquarters Indian Mercantile Mansion

Neoclassical Standard Chartered Bank Building Wellington Fountain Army and Navy Building Institute of Science Sir Cowasji Jehangir Hall, National Gallery of Modern Art

Indo-Saracenic

Western Railway Headquarters building Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Majestic Aamdar Niwas

Art Deco Regal Cinema Eros Cinema Motabhoy Mansion Soona Mahal Keval Mahal Buildings around the Oval Maidan and Marine Drive Metro INOX Cinemas

Gallery

References

External links Art Deco Buildings in Bombay (Flickr album)