Marine Drive Queen's Necklace | |
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Promenade | |
 Marine Drive towards the northern tip atGirgaon Chowpatty | |
  Marine Drive Location in Mumbai | |
| Coordinates:18°56′38″N72°49′23″E / 18.944°N 72.823°E /18.944; 72.823 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai City |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Marine Drive, often referred to as theQueen's Necklace,[1] is a 3-kilometre-longpromenade along theNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road inMumbai (Bombay),India. The road and promenade were constructed byPallonji Mistry in 1940. It is a banana-shaped, six-laneconcrete road along the coast of a naturalbay. At the northern end of Marine Drive isGirgaon Chowpatty, and the adjacent road linksNariman Point at the southern tip toBabulnath andMalabar Hill at the northern tip. Marine Drive is situated on reclaimed land facing west-south-west. Marine Drive is known as the Queen's Necklace because, when viewed at night from above, thestreetlights resemble a string of pearls in a necklace.[1]
The official name for this road, though rarely used, isNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. The promenade is lined withpalm trees. At the northern end of Marine Drive isChowpatty Beach. This is a popular beach famed for itsBhel Puri (local fast food). Many restaurants also line this stretch of the road. Further down the road liesWalkeshwar, a wealthy neighborhood of the city, and also home to theGovernor of Maharashtra.
Most of the buildings erected by wealthyParsis were constructed in anart deco style, which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Among the earliest art deco buildings on Marine Drive were the Kapur Mahal, Zaver Mahal, and Keval Mahal, which are also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site -the Victorian Gothic & Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai. These buildings were constructed between 1937 and 1939 for a total cost of 1 million rupees.[2]
Real estate prices along theesplanade are high. Many hotels dot the drive, most prominent among them being the 5-star Oberoi (formerly theOberoi Hilton Tower, however, reverted to the original name as of early 2008), the intercontinental, Hotel Marine Plaza, Sea Green Hotel and a few smaller hotels. Marine Drive is the preferred connecting road between thecentral business district located atNariman Point and the rest of the city.
Many sports clubs, some cricket stadiums and club grounds are situated along the stretch of Marine Drive, including members-only clubs like theCricket Club of India (CCI), adjoining theBrabourne Stadium,Hindu Gymkhana Ground and Garware Club House, adjacent to the famousWankhede Stadium, as well as others like the Mumbai Police Gymkhana,Hindu Gymkhana,Parsi Gymkhana andIslam Gymkhana.
A well known actress and singer from the 1950s,Suraiya lived in a building on the stretch known as 'Krishna Mahal' in the ground-floor apartment (as a tenant of Shah family) from the 1940s until her death on 31 January 2004. The house was first rented by her mother, Mumtaz Begum. Many other film stars, such asNargis andRaj Kapoor, lived nearby in the 1940s and 50s.
In 2012, theMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai announced that the entire road would be resurfaced, 72 years after it was originally laid.[3] A number of bollards were also installed as there was nothing to prevent accidents or attacks. A few years earlier, the footpaths were renovated.[4]
Places situated near Marine drive road:
Incidents, events happened on this place as of 1 October 2024:
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