Crowfard Market Mumbai
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Crawford market is located to the north of the Victoria railway station in South
Mumbai. The Crawford Market building is opposite to the Mumbai Police Headquarters.
This market is the most prominent market of this City. The market got its name
after the City’s Municipal Commissioner Arthur Crawford. This
market gives you a chic experience while shopping. The market is covered with
Clock tower, steeple and carvings spaces inside which make the look of the market
like something out of Victorian London. You can get Fresh flowers, meat and fish
with fruits, vegetables in this market. Now this market is renamed after the great
patriot, known as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market. Still this market is popularly
known by its former name among the tourists and locals. Cowasji Jehangir donated
the building of the Market to the city. The construction of the Building was completed
in 1869.
The friezes on the outside walls and stone fountain inside were designed by Lockwood Kipling. Till 1996, this was the main wholesale fruit market in Mumbai after that these wholesale traders shifted to Navi Mumbai (New Bombay). Crawford Market is the blend of Norman and Flemish architecture styles. The walls give a picture of Indian Peasants in wheat fields above the main entrance of the Market. The area is of 72000sq yards in total. More than half of the area is occupied by the Building itself. Crawford Market is full with sweet smell of fruits and the 50ft sky lit sunshade gives natural sunlight to entire place. There are variety of fruits and fresh vegetables sold at the wholesale rates in this market. There is meat and poultry section along with stalls selling smuggled cheese and chocolate in the market. If anyone wants to buy a pet he should visit the animal market section of Crawford market. The Crawford Market is a gigantic bazaar and the center of wholesale network. Shopper can get anything here and the beautiful architecture makes it worth visiting.
The friezes on the outside walls and stone fountain inside were designed by Lockwood Kipling. Till 1996, this was the main wholesale fruit market in Mumbai after that these wholesale traders shifted to Navi Mumbai (New Bombay). Crawford Market is the blend of Norman and Flemish architecture styles. The walls give a picture of Indian Peasants in wheat fields above the main entrance of the Market. The area is of 72000sq yards in total. More than half of the area is occupied by the Building itself. Crawford Market is full with sweet smell of fruits and the 50ft sky lit sunshade gives natural sunlight to entire place. There are variety of fruits and fresh vegetables sold at the wholesale rates in this market. There is meat and poultry section along with stalls selling smuggled cheese and chocolate in the market. If anyone wants to buy a pet he should visit the animal market section of Crawford market. The Crawford Market is a gigantic bazaar and the center of wholesale network. Shopper can get anything here and the beautiful architecture makes it worth visiting.
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