Flora Fountain

Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain is located in India
Flora Fountain
Location within India
Flora Fountain is located in Maharashtra
Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain (Maharashtra)
Flora Fountain is located in Mumbai
Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain (Mumbai)
General information
Architectural styleNeo Classical and Gothic Revival
Town or cityMumbai
Country India
Coordinates18°55′57″N 72°49′54″E / 18.9325°N 72.8317°E / 18.9325; 72.8317
Completed1864
CostRs 47000 (9000 pounds sterling)
Client Maharashtra
Technical details
Structural systemSculpted in imported Portland stone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Richard Norman Shaw
EngineerJames Forsythe

Flora Fountain is a Fountain located at the Hutatma Chowk is an ornamentally sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road, at the Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India. Flora Fountain, built in 1864, depicts the Roman goddess Flora. It was built at a total cost of Rs. 47,000, or 9,000 pounds sterling, a large sum in those days.[1]

  1. ^ "Mumbai: Flora Fountain". Retrieved 9 March 2009.