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'''Ballar Bunder Gatehouse''' is a [[Grade I]] Heritage structure that has been converted into a maritime museum, located at [[Ballard Estate]] in the old [[Bombay Fort|Fort]] area of [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. It was built in 1920 to commemorate the realignment of the harbour and is located where ''Ballard Pier'', a small pier once existed with an approach jetty at right angles to the pier. The building was among the five entries from the Mumbai for the 2009 [[UNESCO]] Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.<ref name = "IE1">{{cite news|title=Ballard Bunder Gatehouse, Navy's entry for UNESCO heritage award |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ballard-bunder-gatehouse-navys-entry-for-unesco-heritage-award/507107/ |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date= 2009-08-26|access-date=2011-02-01}}</ref><ref name="INHM">{{cite book |author1=Sharada Dwivedi |author2=Rahul Mehrotra |author3=Abha Narain Lambah |author4=Jehangir Sorabjee |author5=Chirodeep Chaudhuri | title=A city's legacy: the Indian Navy's heritage in Mumbai | publisher=A city's legacy: the Indian Navy's heritage in Mumbai | year=2005 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NmBuAAAAMAAJ |isbn= 9788190217071|access-date=1 February 2022}} Page 102</ref> It is one of the stops on ''Special tour of Museums in the city'', a tour organised by [[B.E.S.T.|BEST]] and [[Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation|MTDC]] as well as the ''Naval Dockyard Heritage Walk'', conducted by the [[Naval Dockyard]] on the first Sunday of every month.<ref name = "IE2">{{cite news|title=MTDC hardsells city museums, art galleries to boost tourism |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/mtdc-hardsells-city-museums-art-galleries-to-boost-tourism/233854/ |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date= 2007-10-29|access-date=2011-02-01}}</ref><ref name = "DNA1">{{cite news|title=On a heritage trail |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_on-a-heritage-trail_1297017 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date= 2009-10-10|access-date=2011-02-01}}</ref>

==History==

In 1920 Ballard Bunder Gatehouse was built to commemorate Ballard pier being developed into [[Ballard Estate]]. This was a planned development by the [[Bombay Port Trust]] and was executed under a plan made by [[George Wittet]], the chief architect of Bombay Port Trust between 1908 and 1914.<ref name = "IE1"/> After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Independence]] from the [[British Raj]], the gatehouse became part of the [[Naval Dockyard]] and fell into disuse, obscured from view for over 50 years.<ref name="INHM"/> In 2005, the [[Indian Navy]] restored the building, opening it to the public as a maritime museum. The Navy dedicated the new museum to the city of [[Mumbai]].<ref name = "IE1"/>

==Architecture==

The contemporary triple arch gatehouse complements the architecture of Ballard Estate. The gatehouse design is similar to that of the Green Gate on the eastern waterfront.<ref name="MTDC">{{cite web | url=http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/MTDC/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/Default.aspx?strpage=../MaharashtraTourism/Articles/Mumbai_Museums1.html | title= Ballad Bunder Gatehouse Navy Museum}}</ref>

==Collection==

The museum collection includes giant 6 feet tall anchors and lights that are knee high and were once atop of a lighthouse. The museum also houses old maps and photographs of Mumbai, rich in diversity from goldsmiths and policemen to mill workers and fisher folk along with scale models of ships, trawlers and dhows.<ref name = "HT1">{{cite news|title=Enter a time machine |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Enter-a-time-machine/Article1-653595.aspx |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date= 2011-01-23|access-date=2011-02-01| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110214093855/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Enter-a-time-machine/Article1-653595.aspx| archive-date= 14 February 2011 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Tourist attractions in Mumbai}}

[[Category:Maritime history of India]]
[[Category:Indian Navy]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Museums in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Maritime museums in India]]
[[Category:Gatehouses (architecture)]]

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