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In the early years
of the twentieth century, some prominent citizens of Bombay decided
to set up a Museum with the help of the government to commemorate
the visit of the Prince of Wales. One of the resolutions of the
committee at its meeting on June 22, 1904 was, "The building should
have a handsome and noble structure befitting the site selected,
and in keeping with the best style of local architecture."
The committee spared no effort to realize
this dream. On March 1, 1907, the then government of Bombay
handed over to the museum committee a spot of land known as
the "Crescent Site", situated at the southern end of the present
Mahatma Gandhi Road. After an open competition for the design,
George Wittet was commissioned to design the Museum building
in 1909. George Wittet had collaborated with John Begg in the
construction of the General Post Office building. His other
works in Bombay include the Court of Small Causes and the magnificent
Gateway of India.
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