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The Hanging
Gardens,
in Mumbai,
also
known
as Pherozeshah
Mehta Gardens,
are
terraced
gardens
perched
at
the
top
of Malabar
Hill,
on
its
western
side,
just
opposite
the Kamala
Nehru
Park.
They
provide
sunset
views
over
the Arabian
Sea and
feature
numerous
hedges
carved
into
the
shapes
of
animals.
The
park
was
laid
out
in
1881
by Ulhas
Ghapokar over
Bombay's
main
reservoir,
some
say
to
cover
the
water
from
the
potentially
contaminating
activity
of
the
nearby Towers
of
Silence.
When
seen
from
the
air,
the
walkway
inside
the
park
(Hanging
Gardens
Path),
spell
out
the
letters
PMG
(Pherozeshah
Mehta
Gardens)
in
cursive.
Stone
Plaque
in
Hanging
Gardens
by
Municipal
Water
Works,
Mumbai
deppicting
naming
of
garden
on Pherozeshah
Mehta
Malabar
Hill (ISO: Malabār
Hill)
is
a
hillock
and
upmarket
residential
neighbourhood
in South
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Malabar
Hill
is
the
most
exclusive
residential
area
in Mumbai.It
is
home
to
several
business
tycoons
and
film
personalities.
Notable
residents
include Adi
Godrej, Cyrus
Broacha,
the Birla family, Shashi
Ruia &
family, Pallonji
Mistry,
the Jindal family,
the Petit
family,
etc
Malabar
Hill
is
the
location
of
the Walkeshwar
Temple,
founded
by
the Silhara
kings.
The
original
temple
was
destroyed
by
the Portuguese,
but
rebuilt
again
in
1715
by Rama
Kamath,
and
by
1860,
10
to
20
other
temples
were
built
in
the
region.
Mountstuart
Elphinstone built
the
first bungalow in
Malabar
Hill
while
he
was Governor
of
Bombay,
between
1819
and
1827.
Following
his
example,
the
place
soon
became
an
affluent
locality,
as
it
remains
today.
official
residence
of
the Governor
of
Maharashtra,
'Varsha',
which
is
the
official
residence
of
the Chief
Minister
of
Maharashtra,
'Glenogle'
the
official
residence
of
the
General
Manager
of
Central
Railway
(erstwhile Great
Indian
Peninsula
Railway)
are
located
here.
Houses
here
are
amongst
the
most
expensive
in
the
world.[citation
needed] An
unhindered
view
of Back
Bay,
with
the Girgaon
Chowpatty beach
in
the
foreground,
and
the Nariman
Point skyline
in
the
background
is
one
of
the
reasons
for
the
high
real
estate
prices.
In
January
2012,
Maheshwari
House
was
(partly)
sold
to
industrialist Sajjan
Jindal of
Jindal
Steel
for
400
crores.[citation
needed] The
most
expensive
private
residence
lies
just
outside
Malabar
Hill
on
Altamount
Road
off
Pedder
Road,
namely Antilla,
the
27-storey,
billion-dollar
tower
in
Mumbai,
owned
by
India's
richest
and
the
world's
ninth-richest
person Mukesh
Ambani,
the
chairman
of
Reliance
Industries.
Buses
only
started
serving
this
area
during World
War
II.[citation
needed]
South
Court (informally
known
as
the
'Jinnah
House'),
the
former
residence
of Mohammad
Ali
Jinnah,
founder
of Pakistan is
also
present
here,
but
is
closed
to
public
due
to
property
disputes.
Also
of
note
in
the
Malabar
Hill
district,
there
is
a
cremation
ground
that
sits
near
the
sea
which
is
home
to
the
samadhi
shrines
of
several
famous
Indian
saints.
Notably
among
them
is
the
samadhi
shrine
of
the
guru
of
Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj,
who
was
Shri Siddharameshwar Maharaj,
as
well
as
the
samadhi
shrine
of
his
devoted
disciple
Shri
Ranjit
Maharaj.
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