Architecture

Esplanade Mansion (Watson's Hotel), main facade (north elevation)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

एस्प्लनेड मँशन (ēsplanēḍa mam̐śana) [Marathi]
Watson's Esplanade Hotel [English]
Esplanade Mansion (Watson's Hotel), main facade (north elevation)

Architecture

Esplanade Mansion is India's oldest as well as one of world's oldest surviving multi-level cast iron framed buildings.

structure overview
Esplanade Mansion (Watson's Hotel)
architectural element(s)
facade

Architecture: Esplanade Mansion (Watson's Hotel)

historic names
Watson's Esplanade Hotel
Mahendra Mansion
built
1867-1869
culture
British, Indian
style/period
Victorian, cast-iron architecture
work type by function
hotel, residential building, office building
material
cast iron
technique
cast iron frame
architect
Rowland Mason Ordish
patronage
John Hudson Watson

Specifications

Specifications: Esplanade Mansion (Watson's Hotel)

height
24.4 m
width
57.9 m
length
24.4 m
stories (above ground)
5

Geography

Asia » Southern Asia » India » Maharashtra » Mumbai » Fort » Mantralaya
local language location name
location:
मुंबई (Mumbaī) [Marathi]
country:
India [English]
भारत (bhārat) [Hindi]
historic location names
Bombay
historical affiliations
British India
1867-1947

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
type
cultural
criteria
II, IV
designation
reference
1480

Image characteristics

maximum image resolution
5,593 × 5,160  pixel
47.4 × 43.7 cm (300 dpi)
capture date
image processing
merged image, colour corrected
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