Description: The Taj Mahal Palace is a heritage, five-star, luxury hotel in the Colaba area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, situated next to the Gateway of India. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened in 1903 as the Taj Mahal Hotel and has historically often been known simply as "The Taj". The hotel is named after the Taj Mahal, which is located in the city of Agra approximately 1,050 kilometres (650 mi) from Mumbai. It has been considered one of the finest hotels in the East since the time of the British Raj. The Taj Mahal Hotel was commissioned by Jamsetji Tata and opened its doors to guests on 16 December 1903. An oft-repeated story concerning the reasoning behind the construction of the hotel was Tata being refused admission into Watson's Hotel, as it was reserved for Europeans. The validity of this has been challenged by writer Charles Allen, who wrote that Tata was unlikely to care about such a slight to the extent that he would construct a new hotel. Instead, Allen writes, the Taj was built at the urging of editor of The Times of India who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed and as a "gift to the city he loved" by Tata.
Price: 75 USD
Location: East Montpelier, Vermont
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Number of Items in Set: 1
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Type: Real Photo (RPPC)
Continent: Asia
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Country: India
Year Manufactured: 1910
City: Mumbai
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Postage Condition: Unposted
Subject: Hotel
