Sunday 28 April 2013

Flora Fountain


The Flora Fountain erected in 1869 in honour of Sir Bartle Frere (Governor of Mumbai in 1862-67)
The Flora Fountain erected in 1869 in honour of Sir Bartle Frere (Governor of Mumbai in 1862-67)
Popularly known as the Heritage Mile, D N Road showcases an architectural legacy Structures here, mostly built in the boom years from 1885 to 1910, were allowed diverse styles, but under strict design control. Dadabhai Naoroji Road (or D. N. Road) is an important road in Fort area. Siddharth Law College, J. N. Petit Library, Khadi Bhandar are on this road.
Mr. Avinav Venkat of the BHW Team of Presenters
The street was originally named after an intrepid British Governor, William Hornby (1771-1784), who defied the East India Company and spent an unbudgeted sum to build a seawall near Worli. The wall helped plug the Great Breach and give the city almost one-third extra landmass.
Flora Fountain, a sculptural artefact of highest perfection made in Neo-Classical tradition
Completed in 1864, the Flora Fountain was erected by the Agri-Horticultural society of Western India out of a donation by Cursetjee Fardoonjee Parekh. Built in imported Portland stone, but now defaced with white oil paint, it was originally meant to be named after Sir Bartle Frere, then governor of Bombay. However, the name was changed before the fountain was unveiled.
It stood in the center of the town as it then was. Now this area is the heart of the business district of the town. theory.tifr.res.in
The fountain depicts the Roman goddess Flora.Designed by R. Norman Shaw, it was sculpted in imported Portland stone(Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset) by James Forsythe.wikipedia.org

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