Gloria Church or Our Lady
of Glory Church ( Portuguese: Nossa Senhora de Gloria) is
built in 1911-13 on one of the oldest Roman
Catholic church sites in Mumbai;
its predecessor was built by the Portuguese Franciscans in
1632. The church is situated in Byculla,
Mumbai.[1] In 2019, the
restoration project for the church received the Award of Merit under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for
Cultural Heritage Conservation.[2]
History
The original Gloria
Church, Nossa Senhora da Glória, was built in 1632 at the foot of
the Mazagaon hill. This Franciscan church
was funded by the De Souza e Lima family, who owned the Mazagaon island
which they procured from the King of Portugal in 1572. The old church was demolished
in 1911 and the present one, built at Byculla,[1] was opened
in 1913.[3]
Architecture
The modern Gloria church
was built in English Gothic Revival style. The crowning achievement in
church-building was the erection of Nossa Senhora da Gloria at Byculla (1912),
an imposing structure in English Gothic style.[citation needed]
Popular culture
The church’s beauty has
inspired many filmmakers to shoot their films on its premises.[citation needed] Prominent among
them was Manmohan
Desai’s Amar
Akbar Anthony, released in 1977.[citation needed]
This
Clock tower in the Naval Dockyard is over 200 years old. The building that
houses the tower, was built in 1807 as part of the original Naval Dockyard
constructed by Lowji Wadia. It is a Grade-I heritage structure with a unique
architectural style. The clock that can be seen at present was installed by the
company Messers, Lund and Blockley in 1904. The tower is an important landmark
to the skyline of Mumbai. An integrated approach for the project includes
conceptualizing a comprehensive conservation scheme with necessary and minimal
intervention, without disturbance to the setting of the structure, proper
structural repairs to the wooden framework and restoration of the masonry of
the tower.
Sheth G.M. Jain Hostel near Elphinstone Road railways
Station in Mumbai Now a century old and this is a gift of late shri Gokulbhai
Mulchand Parekh to the nation who was for spreading education in the Society.
The Foundation for this was laid in 1909 and sadly before
his vision become a reality he passed away. But his son late Shri Manibhai
Paresh provided shape to his Fathers Vision. It is a Beautiful stony Structure
was constructed by Western & central Railway in Mumbai.
The Hostel was visited by our Father of nation Shree mahatma
Gandhi during the quit India Movement. Today, This is Beautiful structure
surrounded by Modern Building.
