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Close-up view of Commonwealth

2019/2019

Art Deco Mumbai

Art Deco Mumbai
Mumbai, India

A close-up photograph of the balconies of Commonwealth, an Art Deco building situated in the Churchgate neighbourhood of South Mumbai.

Notice the dark brown banding along the lower edge of the balconies that transforms into continuous eyebrows. The balconies seen here are known as locomotive balconies, as they mimick the form of a streamlined locomotives.

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  • Title: Close-up view of Commonwealth
  • Date Created: 2019/2019
  • Location: Mumbai, India
  • Subject Keywords: apartment building, residential, balcony, locomotive, Art Deco, Mumbai, Bombay, Churchgate, eyebrows, streamline
  • Rights: Art Deco Mumbai Trust
  • Neighbourhood: Churchgate
Art Deco Mumbai

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