Mumbai Dream Tours

Mumbai facts: 13 Facts about Mumbai that’ll make you proud! 1. India’s first ever train ran between Mumbai and Thane On 16 April 1853, India’s first train commenced its operation. Mumbai Locals are the busiest railways in the world and carry about 2.2 billion passengers every year. Mumbai also has the most obsolete electric rail chain in India, which was installed in 1925. 2. Mumbai was the first one to start a bus service in India It was on 15 July 1926, that the first ever bus service in India was started. The first route was ridden between Afghan Church and Crawford Market. 3. World’s most expensive house is in Mumbai Antilia, Mukesh Ambani’s 27-story skyscraper is cited as the world’s most expensive house, valued at almost $1 billion. The business tycoon moved into the 400,000 square feet mansion in 2012 with his wife and three children. 4. The Bandra-Worli Sea Link is made up of cement and steel wire equal to the girth of the earth

10 Crazy Facts About Mukesh Ambani’s Home- Antilia Mukesh Ambani’s Home- Antilia: You must have heard about world’s most costliest home “Antilia” owned by Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani. There are many Interesting Things about this home. Some of them may surprise you. Let us see one by one Big Staff Team : A staff of around 600 members looked after the house. Yes….. 600 staff for family of 5 Members. Big Space : The home has 27 floors with extra-high ceilings which actually makes Antilia around 40 floor building. It occupied 400,000 square foot area. The house called Antilia is constructed on the 49,000 square foot plot that touches the height of almost 550 feet. Naming of this house : It is believed that the name Antilia is taken from an island Atlantic. Atlantic is one the seven Ocean on Earth. Helipads : Beside parking space there is Helipad space for 3 Helicopters on the roof of Antilia. So if you have one helicopter then you can reach antilia by Air too.

Mumbai is one of the oldest cities in India. Once upon a time, Mumbai was home to communities of fishing colonies. For centuries, the islands were under the control of successive indigenous empires before being ceded to the Portuguese and subsequently to the British East India Company when in 1661 King Charles II married the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza, and as part of her dowry Charles received the Bombay. We want to touch the old glory of this city through some unbelievable old treasure photographs. This will let you know how significant this city has been over the period of years Chor Bazar – (unknown date) Coolie Woman during Monsoon, during 1948 European Mistress Seated in the Centre of a Group of Ten Female Pupils, Government Normal School, during 1873 Grain Sellers Shop During 1873 Indian women & children sitting in the alley between shacks in the Chawls (Unknown date) Indian Young Nationalist Affixing a Boycott Sign, to a Fore

Elephanta caves: 9 unknown facts about the Elephanta Caves. Elephanta caves have a history of more than 3000 years or may be more than that. Elephanta caves are located in the Gharapuri island. This name means The City of Caves. But, now the location is more famously known as the Elephanta island. This name was given by the Portuguese invaders. When they landed on the island, they found a huge Elephant statue made of rock. Therefore, they named the island after the statue. These caves are most Visited during Monsoon Season due to some Waterfall near by these caves. here we look at some historical facts about This Historical Place. 1 The Guarding Statue The huge stone-made Elephant statue was believed to be the guarding entity of the island. It was also believed that the statue would punish a person if he tries to cause harm to the island. The statue was eventually shifted to the Victoria Garden Zoo where it is visited by the tourists till now. 2 The Construction