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Salute to the Gateway of India in Mumbai: Here are some unique facts to know
Updated On: 19 March, 2026 09:59 AM IST | Mumbai | The Guide Team
March marks a special time in the city’s historic timeline. It was in this month, 113 years ago that the foundation stone was laid to build the Gateway of India. Let’s roll back the clock to relive some of the key highlights that shaped its existence
Navy Day celebrations at the Gateway of India in 2023. File PIC
Royal welcome
The decision to build a gateway was to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Bombay and India in December 1911. Following the news that the royal couple and their delegation had to disembark via steamship in Bombay en route for the Delhi Durbar, a temporary structure was created of Plaster of Paris (PoP) after dismantling the iron shed that stood at the pier.
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