Medieval Castle or Railway Station?
At first glance it looks like a Gothic castle, perhaps preserved as a museum.
It isn't, though - this is Mumbai's impressive and very busy Victoria Terminus suburban railway station, or Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus as it has now been officially renamed. To the millions of daily commuters passing the portals of the station, one of Mumbai's foremost landmarks, it is simply known as VT.
The station was inaugurated in 1887 to commemorate the jubilee of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, though the construction continued through to 1898. The station was architected by Fredrick Williams Stevens, based on a watercolor sketch by Axel Herman. The building bears more than a passing resemblance to London's St. Pancras station.
In July 2004, Victoria Terminus was nominated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The onset of monsoons provided an opportune cloud cover against the
sun, reducing the contrast to acceptable levels yet lighting the front
of the building with a beautiful soft golden glow for this photo.
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Comments and faves
Rachel Tapley, Scott Foy, wagner campelo, sleepinyourhat, and 46 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Viorica G (85 months ago | reply)
Very interesting and beautiful shot my friend! :)
richac1980 (85 months ago | reply)
This is a beautiful shot! I love the sunlight on the building and the blue sky.
nicw_214 (85 months ago | reply)
Lovely! Makes me want to visit.
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ajnabeee (85 months ago | reply)
the beautiful architecture of the building is well captured
ChrisNclick (85 months ago | reply)
Nice. You're right about the light - the colors glow, even the blue sky seems soft. Well done
sophiacreek (again) (85 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the great notes on this amazing building.
Well done!
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Scott Foy (85 months ago | reply)
Awesome building!
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Simon_K (85 months ago | reply)
a stunningly beautiful photo of this building - probably the best I've seen.
wagner campelo (85 months ago | reply)
Amazing building!
I love it!
Ashish T (85 months ago | reply)
Amazing lightning and colors. You are lucky toget such blue sly in Mumbai.
Photomotion [deleted] (85 months ago | reply)
beautiful building, well captured!
s8ind [deleted] (85 months ago | reply)
Have they changed the colour of the building.... Last time I visited VT, it was a bit different colour building....
Anindo Ghosh (85 months ago | reply)
@s8ind: That's the advantage of waiting for the setting sun!
J I G I S H A a.k.a Nitin Badhwar (85 months ago | reply)
WOW
Yes I have seen this place before.
Stunning city and Bindas people.
Thanks for sharing at
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CeeQue (85 months ago | reply)
what a lovely shot, great colouring and composition. Shame theres a not a bigger one!
fotoluvr (85 months ago | reply)
Nice clear sky.
raminders (85 months ago | reply)
Wonderful.
Fliedermaus (85 months ago | reply)
Very nice detail!
Lydia-Linn (85 months ago | reply)
nice shot! Hard to imagine an image of Mumbai with no people in it. Was there a huge crowd underneath?
Anindo Ghosh (85 months ago | reply)
@Lydia-Linn: Yes, there was a fair bit of crowd just below the frame, I shot above them - you can see the top of a bus at the bottom right corner of the photo.
gailf548 (85 months ago | reply)
This is an amazing building and a beautiful shot!
imagemkr (85 months ago | reply)
The colors are just incredible. Thanks for adding it to the "tiny little slice of history" pool.
MacSmiley (85 months ago | reply)
That's a train station? WOW!
Beats the dickens out of Grand Central Station in NYC.
We have no commuter trains in South Dakota, so the only thing I can compare this to in the midwest is the Mitchel, SD Corn Palace! No contest!
Ecil's_Impressions (85 months ago | reply)
awesome shot!
costapaulo999 (84 months ago | reply)
a beatifull image
~ PRINCESS ~ (84 months ago | reply)
well done!! would luv to see the inside. is there a site to learn more bout this building?
kcox5342 (84 months ago | reply)
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Fantastic building. Wouldn't mind killing time on a stopover there!
Kelsana (84 months ago | reply)
incredible architecture
Fabrizio Zago - Photography & media (84 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!
MightyBoyBrian (84 months ago | reply)
That building is beautiful.
minox_mania (83 months ago | reply)
fantastic light
rj-photo (83 months ago | reply)
The light and sky really set off and accent that gorgeous structure!
bindifry (83 months ago | reply)
great shot of one of my favorite buildings in mumbai
zphoto (83 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot
lilith penguin (82 months ago | reply)
I don't know how I missed this before in your photostream. Absolutely incredible!
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Embra (82 months ago | reply)
Ah, I love VT! I was in Mumbai last year, and it was my girlfriend's first time in Indai. Being able to get amazing chai and a dosa inside a gothic masterpiece like VT was one of the highlights for both of us!
drona (82 months ago | reply)
Beautiful capture. Great time of the year to shoot this picture with the sun setting in the west throwing the glow on the building. I wasn't so lucky. But I did capture the crowds below (including the ubiquitous BEST bus and the yellow and black taxi). :) I like your composition better.
shamitsnaps (82 months ago | reply)
Goos snap... looks almost like HDR
Anindo Ghosh (81 months ago | reply)
This photo is one of my top ten most visited images! Thanks, everyone!
ManaliH (80 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot!
Kayakman (79 months ago | reply)
cool shot
ih1001 (73 months ago | reply)
Great shot Anindo, used to work at the Times building but perhaps never saw VT in such majestic colours. Today is the first time i am going though your collection and am throughly impressed by it. Great work!
peter.l (73 months ago | reply)
Amazing building!
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Humayunn N A Peerzaada (61 months ago | reply)
amazing perspective ... not many shoot this angle of this beautiful structure ... doesn't look like our VT
Little Wang (54 months ago | reply)
Nice shot!
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MoonDanze (20 months ago | reply)
Impressive railroad station! So artistic and so pleasant to look at! It nourishes the soul!
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Richard G. Hilsden (2 months ago | reply)
Thank you for adding this to World Railway Stations of Today