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[[File:Street_in_Bombay_in_the_1860s.jpg|thumb|[[Mumbai]] in the | [[File:Street_in_Bombay_in_the_1860s.jpg|thumb|[[Mumbai]] in the 1860s with Church Gate visible in the background.]] | ||
'''Churchgate''' is an area in [[ | '''Churchgate''' (Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[t͡ʃəɾt͡ʃɡeːʈ]]]) is an area in the southern part of [[Mumbai]], close to the Arabian Sea. The area is known for its unique architecture consisting of art deco style residential buildings, access to sporting venues, and the business district of [[Nariman Point]]. | ||
Churchgate is | == History == | ||
During the eighteenth and up to the mid-19th century, Mumbai was a walled city surrounded by a fortification. The city walls had three gates. One of the gates, Churchgate, was named after [[St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai]]. The area west of the original gate came to be known as Churchgate. In the mid-19th century, the wall of the fort along with its gates were torn down to aid in the expansion of city. {{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}. At the exact location of the Churchgate, [[Flora Fountain]] was built.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Imrani |first=Mishkaat |date=2022-04-27 |title=Flora Fountain's book street in Mumbai is a gem for all bibliophiles! |url=https://www.localsamosa.com/2022/04/27/flora-fountains-book-street-in-mumbai-is-a-gem-for-all-bibliophiles/ |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=Shop Local Samosa |language=en-US |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012153134/https://www.localsamosa.com/2022/04/27/flora-fountains-book-street-in-mumbai-is-a-gem-for-all-bibliophiles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Geography == | |||
[[Arabian Sea]] is situated at west and [[Nariman Point]] on south of Churchgate. | |||
[[Churchgate railway station]] is a major railway terminus on the Western line of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pasricha |first=P. S. |date=February 1983 |title=Pedestrian Planning in Greater Bombay |url=https://trid.trb.org/view/195112 |journal=Traffic Engineering & Control |volume=24 |issue=2 |issn=0041-0683 |access-date=12 October 2022 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831110749/https://trid.trb.org/view/195112 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Kagra |first1=Hemant |last2=Sonare |first2=Prashant |title=2011 5th International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT) |chapter=Train management system for Mumbai Suburban train network - an operations perspective |date=October 2011 |chapter-url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6111027 |pages=1–5 |doi=10.1109/ICAICT.2011.6111027 |isbn=978-1-61284-832-7 |s2cid=14719325 |access-date=4 January 2023 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831110749/https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6111027 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
== 2008 Mumbai attacks == | |||
On November 26th 2008, a Pakistan trained [[Lashkar-e-Taiba]] terrorist attacked the [[Trident Hotel, Nariman Point|Trident hotel]] and the [[Oberoi hotel]]. This attack ended up killing as many as 30 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eleven years since 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/eleven-years-since-26/11-mumbai-terror-attacks/oberoi-trident-hotel/slideshow/72235668.cms |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831110749/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/defaultinterstitial.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The hotels are situated on the southern border of Churchgate in the [[Nariman Point]] area. The attacks were part of a larger [[2008 Mumbai attacks|Mumbai terrorist attack]], which killed 166 and injured 238 in an unprecedented [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]] attack. In response, Mumbai police killed one terrorist and apprehended another, [[Ajmal Kasab]], along with which the [[National Security Guard]]s (NSG) killed 8 other terrorists.<ref>{{Cite web |title=26/11: The day terror hit us |date=26 November 2021 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/2611-the-day-terror-hit-us-101637865751628-amp.html |access-date=15 October 2022 |archive-date=31 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831110750/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/2611-the-day-terror-hit-us-101637865751628-amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
== Metro == | |||
[[Line 3 (Mumbai Metro)|Aqua Line]] i.e Metro 3 will pass through Churchgate area, this route will cover [[Colaba]]-[[Bandra]]-[[SEEPZ|Seepz]]. [[Hutatma Chowk metro station|Hutatma Chowk]], [[Churchgate metro station|Churchgate]] and [[Vidhan Bhavan metro station|Vidhan Bhavan]] are the stations listed for Line 3. All the stations will be built underground. Line 3 is expected to reduce road congestion, and to reduce the load on the Western Line between Bandra and Churchgate. | |||
==Places== | |||
Following places are located in Churchgate area of Mumbai: | |||
* [[Cricket centre]] - headquarters and office of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] | |||
* [[Wankhede stadium]] - an international cricket Stadium | |||
* [[Mumbai Cricket Association]] - headquarters of Mumbai cricket | |||
* [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine drive]] - a sea side road | |||
* [[Cricket Club of India]] (CCI)- an exclusive sports club for rich elites | |||
* [[Brabourne Stadium]] - an old cricket stadium, owned by CCI | |||
* [[Churchgate railway station]] | |||
==Colleges== | ==Colleges== | ||
*[[Kishinchand Chellaram College|K.C College]] | |||
*[[K C Law College, Mumbai|K.C. Law College]] | |||
* [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]] | * [[Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies]] | ||
* [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]] | * [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]] | ||
* [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] | * [[Government Law College, Mumbai]] | ||
* [[Jai Hind College]] | * [[Jai Hind College]] | ||
* [[Sydenham College]] | * [[Sydenham College]] | ||
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*[[SNDT Women's University]] | *[[SNDT Women's University]] | ||
== | ==Sights== | ||
Tourist spots in the Churchgate area include: | |||
*[[Hutatma Chowk]] | |||
*[[Hutatma Chowk]] | |||
*[[Mumbai High Court|Maharashtra High Court]] | *[[Mumbai High Court|Maharashtra High Court]] | ||
*[[Oval Maidan]] | *[[Oval Maidan]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 29 September 2023
Churchgate (Marathi pronunciation: [t͡ʃəɾt͡ʃɡeːʈ]) is an area in the southern part of Mumbai, close to the Arabian Sea. The area is known for its unique architecture consisting of art deco style residential buildings, access to sporting venues, and the business district of Nariman Point.
Churchgate | |
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 The original gate which led to the present day St. Thomas Cathedral in 1863 was later dismantled. | |
  Churchgate  Churchgate  Churchgate | |
| Coordinates: 18°56′N 72°49′E / 18.93°N 72.82°ECoordinates: 18°56′N 72°49′E / 18.93°N 72.82°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai City |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400020 |
| Area code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 01 |
| Civic agency | BMC |
Mumbai in the 1860s with Church Gate visible in the background.
HistoryEdit
During the eighteenth and up to the mid-19th century, Mumbai was a walled city surrounded by a fortification. The city walls had three gates. One of the gates, Churchgate, was named after St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai. The area west of the original gate came to be known as Churchgate. In the mid-19th century, the wall of the fort along with its gates were torn down to aid in the expansion of city.[citation needed]. At the exact location of the Churchgate, Flora Fountain was built.[1]
GeographyEdit
Arabian Sea is situated at west and Nariman Point on south of Churchgate. Churchgate railway station is a major railway terminus on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.[2][3]
2008 Mumbai attacksEdit
On November 26th 2008, a Pakistan trained Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist attacked the Trident hotel and the Oberoi hotel. This attack ended up killing as many as 30 people.[4] The hotels are situated on the southern border of Churchgate in the Nariman Point area. The attacks were part of a larger Mumbai terrorist attack, which killed 166 and injured 238 in an unprecedented Islamic terrorist attack. In response, Mumbai police killed one terrorist and apprehended another, Ajmal Kasab, along with which the National Security Guards (NSG) killed 8 other terrorists.[5]
MetroEdit
Aqua Line i.e Metro 3 will pass through Churchgate area, this route will cover Colaba-Bandra-Seepz. Hutatma Chowk, Churchgate and Vidhan Bhavan are the stations listed for Line 3. All the stations will be built underground. Line 3 is expected to reduce road congestion, and to reduce the load on the Western Line between Bandra and Churchgate.
PlacesEdit
Following places are located in Churchgate area of Mumbai:
- Cricket centre - headquarters and office of Board of Control for Cricket in India
- Wankhede stadium - an international cricket Stadium
- Mumbai Cricket Association - headquarters of Mumbai cricket
- Marine drive - a sea side road
- Cricket Club of India (CCI)- an exclusive sports club for rich elites
- Brabourne Stadium - an old cricket stadium, owned by CCI
- Churchgate railway station
CollegesEdit
SightsEdit
Tourist spots in the Churchgate area include:
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Imrani, Mishkaat (27 April 2022). "Flora Fountain's book street in Mumbai is a gem for all bibliophiles!". Shop Local Samosa. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ Pasricha, P. S. (February 1983). "Pedestrian Planning in Greater Bombay". Traffic Engineering & Control. 24 (2). ISSN 0041-0683. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ Kagra, Hemant; Sonare, Prashant (October 2011). "Train management system for Mumbai Suburban train network - an operations perspective". 2011 5th International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT). pp. 1–5. doi:10.1109/ICAICT.2011.6111027. ISBN 978-1-61284-832-7. S2CID 14719325. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ↑ "Eleven years since 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks". Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ↑ "26/11: The day terror hit us". 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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