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Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower is a heritage structure in Fort, Mumbai, India, that was erected in 1882 using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadi, a Parsi philanthropist who had contributed to the cause of education in the city.[1] He was a member of the Bombay Native Education Society and on the board of Elphinstone Institution (now Elphinstone College).[2] He died on 3 July, 1862.[3]
The building had a functional drinking fountain, and the facade has many elements of Persian architecture, like lamassus at every entrance, and ornate acanthus leaf cornices.[4][5] The structure was in extremely poor condition and was repeatedly vandalised (the glass and hands from clock face were often stolen), but it was restored by a team led by conservation architect Vikas Dilawari, with funding from the Kala Ghoda Association, in 2017.[3][6] The restoration project on the tower won the Honourable Mention under the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.[7]
References
- ↑ Wadia Clock Tower to be restored. Hindustan Times(March 15, 2016).
- ↑ The Parsis of India: Preservation of Identity in Bombay City{{#if:Palsetia|, Palsetia}. BRILL(January 1, 2001). ISBN 9004121145
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 How safe is Mumbai's heritage from wrecking?. mid-day(January 29, 2016).
- ↑ http://www.vikasdilawari.in/project.html
- ↑ Breathing life back into Mumbai's fountains, Fernando, Benita. Livemint(July 19, 2019).
- ↑ Two South Mumbai heritage structures in shambles brought back to life(January 6, 2017).
- ↑ Painstaking work restores Mumbai's structures to former glory(November 3, 2017).