What activities and places we can visit and do in mumbai?
Places to See in Mumbai Places to See Bombay, today known as Mumbai, is a modern commercial city and so cosmopolitan in its appearance and habits that the visitor feels at home immediately on arrival. Bombay is the capital of Maharashtra and gateway to this beguiling sub-continent. The word Bombay (Mumbai) is derived from Mumbadevi, the patron goddess of the Koli fisher folk, the oldest inhabitants of Bombay. The name Bombay, in its final form, dates back to the 18th century. Bombay was a cluster of seven islands called Heptanes by Ptolemy in 150 A.D. Geological, Bombay forms a part of peninsular India, which is considered to be the oldest part of the country. Gateway of India This 26 metres high stone archway is the first landmark of Bombay a visitor sees when arriving by ship. Designed by Writtet in the 16th century Gujarat style, it was built to commen/morate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Indfia in 1911. This crypto-Moresque archway welcomed numerous viceroys, governo
