Mumbai (Bombay until 1996) is the most importat seaport of the subcontinent and with almost 13 million inhabitants, the largest city in the world. It lies on a narrow strip of land that extends into the Arabian Sea from the marshy coast. The city is the economic center of India and has the largest film industry in the world. It is transportation hub, cultural center with universities, theaters, museums and galleries.
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Numerous buildings of Mumbai's old town are built in a regional variant of historicism. Two architectural monuments of the city, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the Cave of Elephanta with over 1,500-year-old Hindu sculptures are on the UNESCO list of the world cultural heritage. To the north, in a nice green environment, is the remarkable "Prince of Wales Museum". The distinct construction from the British colonial age, crowned by an enormous white dome in Mogul style, houses an exquisite collection of paintings and sculptures. The best starting point for visiting Mumbai is Colaba, at the southern end of the Mumbai Peninsula where most hotels, restaurants and the most well-known sights can be found, among them "The Gateway of India", built in 1924 after the plans of George Wittet. Nearby is the "Fort District" where all banks and large shops have set in and the most impressive splendid buildings of the Raj era. The northern edge is occupied by the extravagant over and over redecorated sandstone construction Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the former Victoria Terminus, one of the most used and architecturally impressive railway stations in the world.
Up high on "Malabar Hill" there are the Dokhma, the seven Persian "Towers of Silence", protected from curious eyes by a big wall and a thick curtain of green plants. Persians buried their dead by laying the corpses on high cylindrical containers for vultures to neatly remove the flesh from the bones.
Not far from Churchgate Station is the "Netaji Subash Chandra Marg", better known under the name "Marine Drive". This is Mumbai's sea promenade, consisting of a highway with eight traffic lanes and a broad sidewalk.
The Marine Drive describes an arch from the skyscrapers in Nariman Point up to the foot of Malabar Hill and Chowpatty Beach where every year in September in honour of the god Ganesh with the elephant head the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival is organized which attracts crowds of people.
Which cruise lines and ships sail to Mumbai (Bombay)?
AIDA Cruises, Azamara Cruises, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Nicko Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Phoenix, Compagnie du Ponant, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Seabourn, Silversea Cruises
In which country / island is Mumbai (Bombay) located?
