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Heritage Buildings In Mumbai

by Loknath Swain on Sep 20, 2011

Taken a walk down the D.N Road in South Mumbai, all the buildings built are Heritage Buildings built in the late 1800s and early 1900s and these are the buildings which have stood the test of time. It is noticed that among these heritage structures, few of them are very well maintained especially the Banks and Financial Institutions whereas some of the buildings desperately need repairs.

This reflects the quality of construction during that period, which was excellent and hence, several such buildings which were built during the British rule are as strong as any other building which have been built in the last five to ten, elsewhere in the city of Mumbai. There have been cases where buildings built 20 or less years ago are falling apart; whereas many heritage buildings have stood the test of time and have never got into such state of disrepair requiring reconstruction.

Heritage buildings need to be preserved, mainly, because it talks about the rich...Read More >>



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