India. Incredible India! 1.2 billion people. Crowded. Very crowded. The main transportation system is the rail ways built over a hundred years ago by the Brits. Victoria Station was a masterpiece of its time. It was built as a new railway station on the location of the Bori Bunder Station in Mumbai in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. In March 1996 its name was changed to the present name in honor of the Maratha warrior King Shivaji. From 2004 it is a UNESCO site. In 2008, the station was featured prominently in the Academy Award winning film, Slumdog Millionaire.
The station was designed by the consulting British architect Frederick William Stevens. He earned the commission to construct the station after a masterpiece watercolour sketch by draughtsman Axel Haig. The final design bears some resemblance to the St. Pancras railway station in London. This famous architectural landmark in Gothic style was built in ten years. On 26 November 2008, two terrorists entered the passenger hall of the CST, opened fire and threw grenades at people. The attackers killed 58 people and injured 104 others. In the next day everything was ready to use. India can't leave without trains.
I love the picture of this postcard. I love the station, the cabs of India (I have a small one as a souvenir), the red buses. I love the postcard. Its quality is amazing, like an expensive European card.
18.94,72.8353 Click for Google Maps or use numbers on your GPS to navigate.The station was designed by the consulting British architect Frederick William Stevens. He earned the commission to construct the station after a masterpiece watercolour sketch by draughtsman Axel Haig. The final design bears some resemblance to the St. Pancras railway station in London. This famous architectural landmark in Gothic style was built in ten years. On 26 November 2008, two terrorists entered the passenger hall of the CST, opened fire and threw grenades at people. The attackers killed 58 people and injured 104 others. In the next day everything was ready to use. India can't leave without trains.
I love the picture of this postcard. I love the station, the cabs of India (I have a small one as a souvenir), the red buses. I love the postcard. Its quality is amazing, like an expensive European card.
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