Flora Fountain
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Flora Fountain is a Fountain located at the Hutatma Chowk is an ornamentally sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road, at the Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India. Flora Fountain, built in 1864, depicts the Roman goddess Flora. It was built at a total cost of Rs. 47,000, or 9,000 pounds sterling, a large sum in those days.[1]
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Flora Fountain | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Neo Classical and Gothic Revival |
Town or city | Mumbai |
Country | India |
Coordinates | 18.9325°N 72.8317°E / 18.9325; 72.8317 |
Completed | 1864 |
Cost | Rs 47000 (9000 pounds sterling) |
Client | Maharashtra |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Sculpted in imported Portland Stone |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Richard Norman Shaw |
Engineer | James Forsythe |
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