Monument & Heritage of Mumbai

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, formerly Victoria Terminus was begun in 1878 under the orders of the British architect FW Stevens, and completed in 1888. However the station was open for the public on the day of the year 1882. In 1996 it was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at the request of Transport Minister Suresh Kalmadi. Its architecture is a blend of Victorian Gothic and conventional Indian elements. It shows stone domes, turrets, pointed arches, curved, lobed, galleries and even gargoyles. This building is unique for its influences characteristics of two civilizations that found in other architectures.