Mumbai's most famous landmark, this is the starting point for most tourists who want to explore the city. It adjoins the Mumbai Harbour and the Arabian Sea in the Colaba area of the city. The monument marks the area as one of India's major ports and as a principle point where many visitors originally arrived in India. Formerly it served to symbolize elements of the British grandeur and influence in India. Today it is a popular tourist attraction and meeting point.
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It is 26m high structures, complete with four towers and intricate latticework carved into the yellow basalt stone. Ironically, when the British Raj ended in 1947, this colonial symbol also became a sort of epitaph: the last of the British ships that set sail for England left from the Gateway. Today this symbol of colonialism has got Indianised, drawing droves of local tourists and citizens. Behind the arch, there are steps leading down to the water. Here, you can get onto one of the bobbing little motor launches, for a short cruise through Mumbai's beautiful natural harbour. From here you can give a visit to Elephanta Island and Mandwa also.
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