Marine Drive, Mumbai

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Marine Drive
मरीन ड्राईव्ह
Queen's Necklace
Neighbourhood
Air India (left), Oberoi (centre) and NCPA (right) buildings at Marive Drive, Nariman Point
Air India (left), Oberoi (centre) and NCPA (right) buildings at Marive Drive, Nariman Point
Marine Drive is located in Mumbai
Marine Drive
Marine Drive
Location in Mumbai
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Country India
State Maharashtra
Metro Mumbai
Languages
 • Official Marathi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Marine Drive is a 4.3-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai in the city of Mumbai. It is a 'C'-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast, which is a natural bay. The road links Nariman Point to Babulnath and Malabar Hill. Marine Drive is situated over reclaimed land facing west-south-west. A promenade lies parallel to this road. Marine Drive is also known as the Queen's Necklace because, if viewed at night from an elevated point anywhere along the drive, the street lights resemble a string of pearls in a necklace. In 2012, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai announced that the entire road would be resurfaced, 72 years after it was originally laid.[1]

The official name for this road, though rarely used, is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. The promenade is lined with palm trees. At the northern end of Marine Drive is Chowpatty Beach. This is a popular beach famed for its Bhel puri (local fast food). Many restaurants also line this stretch of the road. Further down this road lies Walkeshwar, a wealthy neighbourhood of the city, also home to the Governor of Maharashtra.

Most of the buildings which were built by wealthy Parsis sport an art deco look that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Real estate prices along the esplanade are high. Many hotels dot the drive, most prominent among them being the 5-star Oberoi (formerly the Oberoi Hilton Tower however reverted to the original name as of early 2008), The Intercontinental, Hotel Marine Plaza, Sea Green Hotel and a few other smaller hotels. Marine Drive is the preferred connecting road between the central business district located at Nariman Point and the rest of the city.

Major events

Marine Drive has hosted the following major events in recent times.

  • In 2014, on the occasion of the 65th Republic Day of India, the Protocol Department of the Government of Maharashtra held its first parade on the lines of the Delhi Republic Day parade along the entire stretch of Marine Drive.
  • IAF airshow, October 17, 2004
  • Bombay Marathon (every year since) 9 February 2004 — an international marathon.
  • International Fleet Review 19 February 2001 — The world's major navies took part in the IFR.
  • French Festival 1988.

Gallery

  • Picture of Marine Drive taken from Marine Drive Flyover.jpg

    View of Marine Drive from Marine Drive Flyover

  • Marine Drive Sunset Mumbai.jpg

    Marine Drive during Sunset

  • Yellow sunset at marine drive.jpg

    Yellow sunset at Marine Drive

  • Marine Drive during night time.

  • Marine Drive follows the shore of Back Bay.

  • Morning at Marine Drive

  • Nariman Point skyline with Air India building in green lightings.

  • View from Marine Drive.JPG

    View of Marine Drive from Nariman Point at night.

  • Marine Drive in evening.JPG

    Marine Drive against the backdrop of Mumbai skyline in evening

  • View of Marine Drive from Air India Building

  • Marine Drive seen as an arch of light at night.

  • Air India (left), Oberoi (centre) and NCPA (right) buildings at Marive Drive, Nariman Point, Mumbai during night time.

References

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See also

External links

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