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  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

I love  the La Kozy Mansion on Marine Drive opposite the Girgaum Chowpatty beach.  Its intricate "jhali" style windows and balconies give it a wedding cake look.  Till recently it was in a dilapidated condition and officially marked as a cessed building for repairs.  It has now got itself a fresh coat of white paint and looks good - from the outside at any rate.  Have a look:



 

  



















































Right next door to the La Kozy Mansion is the heritage Wilson College, again, bang opposite the beach on Marine Drive:


              




















Onward to Churchgate to the palatial headquarters of India's Western Railway:





























































The art deco Eros Cinema opposite Churchgate railway station:
                           









The Central Telegraph Office building opposite the High Court at Fountain:




































The Bombay High Court:















Victoria Terminus Railway Station, CST or VT:























The Archway of the Byculla zoo:






















The Bhau Daji Lad Museum at Byculla, formerly the V&A:
                    
               

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