Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai

Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
Mumbai Municipal Corporation Building
Location within Mumbai
General information
Architectural styleVenetian Gothic, Indo-Saracenic
LocationMumbai, India
Coordinates18°56′24″N 72°50′07″E / 18.9400°N 72.8353°E / 18.9400; 72.8353
Construction started9 December 1884
Completed1893
ClientBombay Presidency
Technical details
Structural systemGolden–beige basalt rock exterior
Size255 ft tower
Design and construction
ArchitectFrederick William Stevens
EngineerFrederick William Stevens
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The Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai, located in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is a Grade IIA heritage building opposite to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus; a UNESCO World Heritage Site) at the junction of Dadabhai Naoroji Road and Mahapalika Marg. It is also known as the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation Building, or BMC building for short.

As the name suggests, the V-shaped building houses the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.

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