| MVIRDC | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in India from 1970 to 2009[I] | |
| Preceded by | Usha Kiran |
| Surpassed by | Planet Godrej |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Completed | 1970[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 155.9 m (511 ft)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 35[3] |
| IDBI Tower | |
|---|---|
| |
| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Height | |
| Roof | 106 m (348 ft)[4] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 26[2] |
The Mumbai World Trade Centre at Cuffe Parade is a skyscraper built in the year 1970. It is the first world trade center in India. It consists of two towers, the M. Visvesaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC)[5] and the IDBI.[6] MVIRDC is also known as Centre 1. At 155.9 m, the twin towers were the tallest buildings in South Asia for nearly four decades, until the completion of Planet Godrej (181 m) in 2009.[7] It was constructed by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.[8]
In 1998, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) commenced air-conditioned bus services connecting the World Trade Centre with the suburb of Andheri.[9] Further, 2 special buses also plied between Mumbai CSMT and the World Trade Center.
- ^ "MVRDC". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ a b Emporis GmbH. "MRVDC, Mumbai, India". SkyScraperPage.com.
- ^ "MVRDC | Buildings". Mumbai /: Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ SkyScraperPage.com. "IDBI Tower, Mumbai, India". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "About us - MVIRDC". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "IDBI Towers | Buildings". Mumbai /: Emporis. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "India's first, Mumbai World Trade Centre wins top WTCA recognition". The Morung Express. Mumbai. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "A quiet billionaire". India Today. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ Mishra, Anshika (25 February 2003). "AC bus users to be given parking facility". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 18 March 2015.