Rajabai Clock Tower Mumbai

Location:

The Rajabai Clock Tower, Mumbai is located in the gardens of the Mumbai University of the Fort campus. It consists of 5 ornately decorated storeys. The Clock Tower is named after the mother of the 19 th century stockbroker, Premchand Roychand as he contributed for its construction.

How to reach:

The excellent transport system in Mumbai, comprising of local trains, buses, auto rickshaws and taxis enable a visitor to reach his destination.

Places of Interest:

The Rajabai Clock Tower, Mumbai has a spiral staircase. However, it is closed for visitors as many unhappy visitors jumped from the top. The clock tower is overall 260 feet high and is decorated with many oriental figures. Below the clock tower is the elaborate University Library. This has certainly the most exquisite stained glass windows in Asia. British conservationists to their pristine glory have maintained these. Gilbert Scott has planned the tower. The height of the tower is 85 meters. It was designed using the concept of Big Ben, the clock tower of the UK houses of Parliament in London. The tower is a combination of the Venetian and Gothic styles. The locally available buff colored Kurla Stone was used for its construction. The ground floor has two rooms; each having dimensions 17 X 8.5 meters. The tower is a carriage porch 2.4 square meters. The spiral staircase vestibule has an area of 28 square feet. The tower, above the carriage porch, had a square form up to the gallery at the top of the first level. This is upto a height of 20.7 meters from the ground level. This shape changes from a square to an octagon. The height from the gallery to the top of the tower is 36 meters. During the British reign, the tower played tunes of “Rule Britannia�, “God Save the King� and “A Handel Symphony� out of a total of sixteen tunes that changed four times a day. Nowadays, there is only one tune every 15 minutes.

Shopping:

Although there is nothing to shop in the Rajabai Clock Tower, Mumbai itself, there are several spots around the University, which provide and excellent ambience for shopping. Chor Bazaar, Crawford market Merewether Road behind the Taj Mahal Hotel has a very good collection of products.