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Rani Jijamata Udyan
Victoria Gardens, laid out in 1861 houses the Mumbai's Zoo. It houses many of
the rare and endangered species of animals and birds.
The gardens are spread over 48 acres in Byculla, on the central side of Mumbai,
surrounded by low income housing colonies or 'Chawls'. At the main entrance to
the gardens is a clock tower, reminiscent of Italian renaissance, but the clock
has stopped ticking a long time ago. The gardens boast of scores of trees, some
of which are really old.
Within the gardens is the Albert museum that houses a host of local
archaeological finds among which merits a huge stone elephant at the entrance,
which was found in 1864 at Gharapuri Island. |
