Rajabai Clock Tower

The Rajabai Clock Tower is a clock tower in South Mumbai India. It is positioned in the confines of the Fort campus of the University of Mumbai. It stands at a height of 85 m. The tower is a part of the Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai, which turned into added to the listing of World Heritage Sites in 2018. The Rajabai Clock Tower became designed through Sir George Gilbert Scott, an English architect. He modeled it on Big Ben in London. The basis stone changed into laid on 1 March 1869 and production become finished in November 1878.

The overall cost of production got here to 550,000, a princely sum in those days. A part of the full cost of creation became donated by means of Premchand Roychand, a rich dealer who based the Bombay Stock Exchange at the condition that the tower be named after his mom Rajabai. Premchand Roychand's mother became blind and as a staunch follower of Jain faith she become alleged to consume her dinner before evening. Legend says that the evening bell of the tower helped her to know the time without all of us's assist. The tower become closed to the general public after it became a frequent spot for those attempting to devote suicide.