Description of the attraction
The amazing sculptural composition of the Flora Fountain is located in the city of Mumbai on the "Hutama Chowk" Square, which means "Martyrs Square", which is located in the southern part of the city near the famous business district of the Fort.
The fountain was built in 1864 and depicts the ancient Roman goddess Flora. The initiator of the creation of the fountain was the Agro-Horticultural Society of Western India, the chief architect of the project was Norman Shaw. The fountain was originally named in honor of the then Governor of Bombay, Sir Bartley Frere, during whose time the city was undergoing a very fast paced development. But later he received a new name - in honor of the beautiful goddess of flowers and spring Flora, whose figure crowns the entire structure. Initially, the fountain was supposed to be installed in Victoria Gardens as part of the architectural composition of Abundance, but the final decision regarding the location of the fountain was made in favor of Dabadhai Naoroji Street. The fountain was installed on the site of the Church Gate - one of the three entrances to the destroyed Fort of the Old City.
The Flora Fountain is a wonderful sculptural composition, at the very top of which is a statue of the goddess Flora, carved by James Forsyth from the so-called "Portland stone" - a type of limestone that is mined in one of the southwestern counties of England. The composition also includes figures of beautiful women, mythical animals, dolphins, fish, shells.
On the same square, opposite the Fountain, in 1960, the Martyrs Monument was erected, dedicated to all those who died in the struggle for independence, and depicting the figures of two patriots holding a burning torch.
