Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, also known sometimes as Victoria Terminus, is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
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The terminus was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig, in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. Its construction began in 1878, in a location south of the old Bori Bunder railway station, and was completed in 1887, the year of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Photo: Sailko (CC BY 3.0); Ubaidullahbudye (CC BY-SA 4.0); IAshishTripathi (CC BY-SA 4.0)