Flora Fountain

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Flora Fountain is a historic 19th-century ornamental fountain and prominent city landmark located in the Fort business district of South Mumbai, India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fountain
heritage structure
tourist attraction
architect Richard Norman Shaw
architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic
Neo-Gothic
builtInPeriod 19th century
city Mumbai
constructionCompleted 1864
continent Asia
country India
designer Richard Norman Shaw
formerNameOfSquare Flora Fountain Square
governingBody Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
hasFunction ornamental fountain
traffic junction landmark
hasStatueOf Flora
height about 32 feet
heritageStatus Grade I heritage structure
inaugurated 1869
lighting illuminated at night
locatedIn Fort
Fort business district
Hutatma Chowk
Kala Ghoda area
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Mumbai CBD
Mumbai City district
linked to: South Mumbai

Mumbai Fort area
Mumbai Island
South Mumbai
locatedInHistoricArea Old Bombay Fort precinct
linked to: Bombay Castle
locatedNear Asiatic Society of Mumbai
Bombay High Court
Bombay Stock Exchange
Elphinstone College
Horniman Circle
Kala Ghoda
Mumbai University Fort Campus
Reserve Bank of India building
St Thomas Cathedral
locatedOn Veer Nariman Road
maintainedBy Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
materialUsed Portland stone
coated with stucco
namedAfter Flora
Roman goddess of flowers
partOf Mumbai’s Victorian urban ensemble
renamingHonours Samyukta Maharashtra movement martyrs
restorationFundedBy Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
restorationOutcome original stone colour revealed
restorationSupportedBy Kala Ghoda Association
linked to: Kala Ghoda
sculptor James Forsythe
squareRenamedAs Hutatma Chowk
state Maharashtra
tourismCategory heritage tourism site
underwentRestoration 2016–2019

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Rajabai Clock Tower near Flora Fountain
South Mumbai contains Flora Fountain
Crawford Market, Bombay near Flora Fountain
Oval Maidan near Flora Fountain