Dadabhai Naoroji Road

Dadabhai Naoroji Road
Mahatma Phule Market.
Dadabhai Naoroji Road is located in Mumbai
Dadabhai Naoroji Road
Location within Mumbai
General information
Architectural styleNeo–Classical and Gothic Revival
Town or cityMumbai
Country India
Coordinates18°55′57″N 72°49′54″E / 18.9325°N 72.8317°E / 18.9325; 72.8317
Construction started1885
Completed1914
Client Maharashtra
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sir Bartle Frere
Picturesque view of Flora Fountain at Hutatma Chowk at South end of Dadabhai Naoroji Road

Dadabhai Naoroji Road (D.N.Road), a North–South commercial artery road, in the Fort business district in South Mumbai of Maharashtra, India, is the nerve centre of the city, starting from the Mahatma Phule Market (also known as, Crawford Market),linking Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, leads to the Hutatma Chowk at the southern end of the road. This entire stretch of the road is studded with Neo–Classical and Gothic Revival buildings and parks built in the 19th century, intermingled with modern office buildings and commercial establishments.[1][2][3][4]

D.N.Road, a simple street within the Mumbai Fort, it was broadened into an avenue in the 1860s.[1]

With the objective of protecting the 19th century streetscape, the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) launched a conservation project titled "Dadabhai Naoroji Road Heritage Streetscape Project" and implemented it successfully for which the MMRDA received the prestigious "UNESCO's Asia–Pacific Heritage Award of Merit", in the year 2004.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Dadabhai Naoroji Road Heritage Streetscape Project, India". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Churchgate – Station: Encyclopedia II – Churchgate – Station". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Mumbai Ready Reckoner". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2009.

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