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LANDSCAPE

JIJAMATA UDYAAN/ RANI BAUG/VICTORIA GARDEN

(MUMBAI)

DHARMIN BHANDARI ANKIT BHOIR VISHAL DALAL AMOL PARAB UTKARSHA PATIL SHRADDHA KP AIJAZ SHAIKH SOUMYA SALINI HITESH GORHEKAR MAYURESH KENI SACHIN SADULA

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ORIGIN OF RANI BAGH

India is home to a stunning diversity of indegeneous andexotic trees that gives us shade, flower, fruits, that sustainand enrich our life.

In many towns and cities like Mumbai, age-old trees stillexist, though with changing time many of them have beencut down in the name of development.

In 1861, the Agri-Horticultural Society of Western Indiaestablished a botanical garden on a 35 acre plot in Byculla

then called Victoria Gardens (thereafter known as RaniBagh ). On November 19, 1862 Lady Frere inagurated the Victoria

Gardens set out in Renaissance Axial Planning Style, a designelement preserved to this day.

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HISTORY OF RANI BAGH

The 150 year old Rani Bagh, a vital green lung for the city, is abotanists haven, with 843 plant species belonging to 149families.

Its 53-acre wooden campus sports a natural ambience withover a hundred large and small internal parks.

It has the singular distinadded action of being the one citylocation with the largest number of trees (3,213) and the treespecies (286).

In 1873, as if to add to the pageantry of nature there, 15acres were added to the Victoria Gardens to establish a smallzoo.

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Around the same time, the world economic recession led to thebankruptcy of Agri-Horticultural Society which ceased to exist. Theerstwhile Bombay Municipality took over Victoria Gardens.

Ever since then, the botanical garden and the small zoo have co-existed.

In the 1990s two additional adjacent plots were acquired, bringingthe total area of the park to 53 acres.

The term Rani Bagh alluds to the name of the reigning Britishmonarch at that time.

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Date line

1830 : Agri-Horticulture society of Western India founded on February11, 1830 and presided over by Sir Sydney Beckwith , the Commander-in-Chief and acting Governer of Bombay.

1835 :Agri-Horticulture society of Western India purchases land at Sewrifor botanical garden.

1842 : Gardens properly laid out- but too far from city public enjoyment so Sewri land converted to Europeon cemetery.

1861 : In exchange of Sewri land Government gave 33 acres at Byculla tosetup the botanical garden- plants from Sewri shifted to Byculla.

1862 : November 19 , 1962 Lady Frere inaugurated the new botanicalgarden called Victoria Gardens.

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1862 : Foundation stone laid for the Victoria and AlbertMuseum on November 19 BY Sir Bartie Frere.

1872 : Museum opens for public. 1873 : Agri Horticultural Society goes bankrupt and ceases to

exist as a result of the world economic depression sobotanical garden taken over by the then BombayMunicipality.

1873 : 15 acres added to botanical garden and some animalsintroduced to add to the grandeur of the botanical garden-total area 48 acres.

1969 : name changed from Victoria Gardens to Veermata jiajbai Bhosale Udyan.

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1980 : name changed from Veermata jiajbai BhosaleUdyan Bhosale Udyan zoo.

1995 : Parcel B (Miller Compound) C.S. No. (citysurvey no.) 592-1,2,3 measuring 12,416.93sq

meters aquired by giving TDR to original owners.Thetotal area of Parcel B and Parcel C is approximately6 acres acquired under DC Rules- Expansion of V.J.BUdyan . Therefore ,currently area of V.J.B Udyan is

53 acres.

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Victoria and Albert Museum Museum History

This is the oldest Museum in Mumbai. It was started in1872 as the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The museum was then renamed as the Dr. Bhau Daji LadMuseum 1975 in honour of the man whose vision anddedication ensured its establishment..

he Museum's collection showcases the Decorative Arts of India and the life and history of nineteenth centuryMumbai.

The idea of setting up a museum in Mumbai was mootedin 1850 when preparations were being made for the firstGreat Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nationsto be held in Londons Crystal Palace in 1851 .

Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, wanted topresent to the world the industrial arts and crafts of Britains colonies and thereby stimulate trade for theseproducts. Duplicates of Indias beautiful arts and craftsthat were sent to the Great Exhibition from the BombayPresidency formed the nucleus of the new museums

collection. It was opened to the public in 1857 to muchinterest and curiosity.

The Museums collection includes the fine and decorativearts which showcases the importance of craftsmanshippracticed by various communities of the BombayPresidency. It also has an extraordinary collection of claymodels and dioramas that document the life of thepeople of Mumbai and the history of the city in the 19thand early 20th centuries

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The 134-year-old museum building is anextraordinary example of Palladiandesign. It was conceived in the grandRenaissance Revival style to showcasethe importance of Mumbai as "UrbsPrima in Indis" .

The building and objects requiredcomprehensive restoration. The originalcolours and details had been effaced.

The delicate stucco and stencil work wasbadly damaged. The iron pillars hadseparated from the walls and many of the etched glass panes were broken.

Electrical cables were conspicuous all

over the building . Poor lighting created a dull and gloomy

atmosphere. There was no narrative orany labels to explain the artefacts andthe history of the collection. All this andmore has been addressed in the

Museums restoration

Architectural Restoration

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"A Renaissance Revival architectural gem, the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai has been restored to itshistorical splendour through a pioneering public-private partnership between the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and the Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation.

Through a holistic conservation plan, which has addressed both the museum building and the collection, the project establishes a new benchmark in the conservation of museums for India and the region. By modernising the internal infrastructure while paying careful attention to restoring the decorative details of the building, the project hasdemonstrated a balanced approach between the refined mastery of conservation techniques and the support of crafts skills.

The project has succeeded in sparking the revival of dying techniques such as gilding and stencil work. The buildingnow stands as a unique testimony to the development of Victorian architecture in the context of the hybrid buildingand crafts traditions of 19th century India, as well as to the civic traditions embodied in one of the country's earliest museums.

" The 134-year-old museum building is an extraordinary example of Palladian design. It was conceived in the grand Renaissance Revival style to showcase the importance of Mumbai as "Urbs Prima in Indis".

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