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The Rajabai Tower is a gothic clock tower located in the
South of Mumbai. It is located in fort area of the Venetian Gothic style
university of Mumbai. The tower stands at a height of 85 m. The buliding
is adorned with oriental figures which adds to its beauty. The tower
also has one of the best stained glass windows in the city.
The Rajabai tower was designed by an English architect named Sir George
Gilbert Scott.
On March 1, 1869, the foundation stone was laid and construction was
completed in November 1878. The total cost of construction came to Rs. 2
lakhs which was quite a sum in those days. This entire cost was defrayed
by Premchand Roychand who was a prosperous broker and had founded the
Bombay Stock Exchange.
The Tower’s ground floor has two side rooms, each measuring 56 × 27.5 ft
(17 × 8.5 m). The tower has a spiral staircase of 2.6 m². The Tower even
has a square form up to the gallery at the top of the first level which
is at a height of 68 feet from the bottom. The form changes from a
square to an octagon and the height from this gallery to the top of the
tower is 36 m.
During a particular period, Rajabai tower was the tallest structure in
the city of Mumbai.
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