| Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Mumbai |
| Address | Dalal Street, Mumbai 400001 |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 18°55′47″N72°50′01″E / 18.929681°N 72.833589°E /18.929681; 72.833589 |
| Current tenants | Bombay Stock Exchange |
| Completed | 1980 |
| Owner | Bombay Stock Exchange |
| Height | 117.96 metres (387.0 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ar. Chandrakant Patel |
| Architecture firm | Architectural Research Unit |
| Structural engineer | Hadkar Prabhu & Associates |
| Main contractor | Larsen & Toubro Limited |
ThePhiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, popularly known by its original name ofBSE Towers, is a 29-storey building in downtownMumbai onDalal Street, near its intersection with theMumbai Samachar Marg. The building is owned and occupied by theBombay Stock Exchange (BSE). BSE has secured a trademark for its iconic building.[2]
Prior to 1928, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) operated out of a building near theTown Hall. The present site nearHorniman Circle was acquired by the exchange in 1928, and a building was constructed and occupied in 1930. The street on which the site is located came to be calledDalal Street in Hindi (English:Broker Street) due to the location of the exchange.
Construction of the current towers began in the late 1970s, with the building completed and occupied by the BSE in 1980. It was initially calledBSE Towers. Soon after occupation, following the death of SirPhiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, chairman of the BSE since 1966, the building was renamed in his memory. Upon its completion, it became one of the tallest buildings in India.
The building was one of the targets of the1993 Bombay bombings. The first of the 13 bomb blasts occurred at 13:25 hours on 12 March 1993 in the basement garage of the building. Almost 50 brokers and traders were killed and 30 cars were destroyed in the attack.[3][4]