gateway - Mumbai is one of the important city of india.. life has become hectic in mumbai with millions of people working around... The photo shown is the gateway of india and is located in mumbai.. The Gateway of India by the water's edge at Apollo Bunder is the most famous colonial monument, and Mumbai's most famous landmark. Designed by GeorgeWittet, it is one of the last imperial monuments built by the British in Mumbai. The first stone was laid by the then Governor of Mumbai, Lord Sydenham on 31st March, 1913. It is a solid structure consisting of eight open door ways, above which is a perforated design. It was completed in 1924 and was conceived as a triumphal arch to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar on the 2nd December, 1911.Initially used as a disembarkation point for passengers alighting from steamers, ironically twenty-four years later it became an exit point for the British troop who had to leave India when it got its independence in 1947. There are launches and cruisers anchored in front of the Gateway, that take people to the Elephanta Caves, or for short rides