Unearthing The History of a City !!
A place is known by its history, its culture and its art and we as humans must learn to appreciate it. When I came to India one year later I chanced upon this hidden jewel in the Heart of Mumbai The Prince Of Wales Museum. It was built to commerate the visit of King Edward VIII. The facade of the museum on entering reminded me of a castle in Baghdad in ancient times. The Prince of Wales Museum is one of many stately buildings and structures left behind in the Kala Ghoda Area which has numerous remnants of an era gone by. The area itself which is quite a popular art district filled with art galleries and museums in modern Mumbai is named after and equestrian horse which was once ridden by king George V the then Prince of Wales. What interested me was the intricate architecture of these buildings which stood firm and tall even in the cruel hands of time. The Prince of Wales museum exhibits an Indo-Saracenic style of architectu