Flora Fountain

Friday, Apr 19, 2024 | Last Update : 03:43 PM IST

Led by Vinayak Talwar, this tour, which starts from Horniman Circle in Fort, will talk about the Parsi community that originally lived in the very area.

The lost lanes of Fort

A walk in the city shows off the unexplored history and cultural impact of the Parsi community.

12 Jan 2020 1:23 AM

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray conducts a meeting with secretaries of various departments at Mantralaya on Friday. (Photo: AA)

Uddhav takes charge as Maharashtra CM

Once inside Mantralaya, Thackeray paid floral tribute to the portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

30 Nov 2019 1:36 AM

Man on a mission

In the absence of such an effort, the architect believes that we will not leave behind buildings of much significance for our future generations.

27 Jun 2019 5:29 AM

Before and after photo of the flora statue.

Flora gets a shot of life

After years of restoration, the iconic Flora Fountain will soon be open for public viewing.

02 Feb 2019 1:29 AM

Flora Fountain to reopen on Friday after repairs

The Flora Fountain currently receives water through a 200mm pipeline that is quite old, the official noted.

01 Feb 2019 2:01 AM

Restored fountain to be unveiled today

The restoration of the iconic Flora Fountain in Fort area has been completed and the monument will be unveiled on Thursday.

24 Jan 2019 2:12 AM

File image of the iconic Flora Fountain in Churchgate.

Flora Fountain gets restoration contractor

The BMC had invited tenders for phase one of the project on its website as well as by publishing advertisements in newspapers.

05 Apr 2018 2:35 AM

The 150-year-old fountain has been non-functional for the past couple of years.

Flora Fountain revamp work to continue till December 2018

Plans are afoot to inaugurate the fountain in February 2018 although beautification works will continue till December next year.

26 Dec 2017 6:14 AM

Mumbai Parsi community is objecting to the proposed route of the underground railway as it passes under a couple of fire-temples and under the well between Churchgate and Flora Fountain, known as “Bhika-Behram, no kuo”. (Representational image)

An open letter to my fellow Parsis

The Parsis gathered in numbers at this well as it is regarded by some as sacred and reputed to make wishes come true.

21 Oct 2017 5:39 AM

The site of the proposed Hutatma Chowk Station might collide with the Fountain’s beautification project and so the second phase of the project is stuck for now.

Metro stands in way of Flora glory

Project’s first phase is almost done, but second phase is stuck in paper work.

07 Aug 2017 1:29 AM

One important project in that regard was the uplifting of CST station.

Heritage gets a facelift

Year 2016 has been a fairly good year for the heritage structures in the city.

31 Dec 2016 12:43 AM

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