Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, under construction
Architect/Designer | Wittet, George (1880-1926) |
Country | India |
City | Bombay |
Subject Date | 1922 |
Image Date | 1905 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Indian Style |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | A25/45 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Construction sites ; Museums ; Scaffolding |
NOTES: Construction began in 1908. The building was approaching completion in 1914, at the outbreak of the first world war, when it was decided to convert it temporarily to a hospital for wounded soldiers to be named the Lady Hardinge War Hospital. It finally opened as a museum in 1922.
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