Bombay House
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Bombay House is a historic privately owned building in Mumbai
that serves as the head office of the Tata Group
.
Situated near Flora Fountain
it was completed in 1924 and has been the Tata Group's headquarters ever since. The building is a four story colonial structure built with Malad stone, and was designed by architect George Wittet
, who later became the head of Tata Engineering Company Limited, now Tata Motors
.
A plot of ground measuring 2365 yd2 was put up by the Bombay Municipality for sale in Bombay and then purchased by the Tata Group. It was observed that the various Tata concerns could not be accommodated in Navsari
buildings and Navsari Chambers which they had been occupying since 1904.
On 9 February 2011, a major fire broke out in the Bombay House, causing three deaths and one injury.
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
that serves as the head office of the Tata Group
Tata Group
Tata Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Tata Group is one of the largest companies in India by market capitalization and revenue. It has interests in communications and information technology, engineering, materials, services, energy,...
.
Situated near Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain
Flora Fountain, at the Hutatma Chowk , is an ornamentally and exquisitely sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road, called the Mile Long Road, at the Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India...
it was completed in 1924 and has been the Tata Group's headquarters ever since. The building is a four story colonial structure built with Malad stone, and was designed by architect George Wittet
George Wittet
George Wittet was a Scottish architect who worked mostly in Bombay , India.-Life:George Wittet was born in Blair Atholl, Scotland in 1878. He studied architecture with a Mr...
, who later became the head of Tata Engineering Company Limited, now Tata Motors
Tata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
.
A plot of ground measuring 2365 yd2 was put up by the Bombay Municipality for sale in Bombay and then purchased by the Tata Group. It was observed that the various Tata concerns could not be accommodated in Navsari
Navsari
Navsari is a city and municipality in the Surat Metropolitan Region and also the administrative headquarters Navsari District of Gujarat, India. Navsari is also the Twin City of Surat, and only 37 km south of Surat.-Geography:...
buildings and Navsari Chambers which they had been occupying since 1904.
On 9 February 2011, a major fire broke out in the Bombay House, causing three deaths and one injury.