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| {{short description|Official residence of the Governor of Maharashtra}}
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| '''Raj Bhavan, Mumbai''' is the official residence of the [[governor of Maharashtra]]. It is located on the tip of [[Malabar Hill|Malabar Hills, Mumbai.]]
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| The Raj Bhavan is located in {{convert|50|acre|m2}} of sylvan surroundings, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The estate has several heritage bungalows, trees, large lawns and a beach.<ref name="toi">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/A-desecrated-Raj-Bhavan/articleshow/791188.cms | title=A 'desecrated' Raj Bhavan | accessdate=11 November 2018 | first=Nauzer | last=Bharucha | date=26 July 2004 | newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> It also hosts mile long stretch of thick forests, a sandy beach and several lush lawns.
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| The bhavan has a precious collection of beautiful carpets, paintings, exquisitely carved doors and elegant French style chairs and sofas with intricate portraits on them. The bhavan breathes a century and a half of history.
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| ==History==
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| The '''Government House''', part of the historic [[Bombay Castle]], used to be the residence of the [[Governor of Bombay]] during the [[British Raj]] until 1757. The governor's residence then moved to [[Great Western Building]] on Apollo Street, then to Parel (the site of the present [[Haffkine Institute]]) before finally settling at Malabar point in 1883.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rajbhavan.maharashtra.gov.in/Pages/frm_rajbhavanhistory.aspx?lang=en-US |title=The History of Raj Bhavan, Mumbai|publisher= Raj Bhavan Maharashtra|access-date=30 September 2014}}</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth#British Indian Empire|Government Houses of the British Indian Empire]]
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://rajbhavan-maharashtra.gov.in/ Official site]
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