1886 – Great Indian Peninsular Railway Terminus & Administrative Offices, Bombay, India

Architect: F.W. Stevens

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Frederick William Stevens was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India. In 1877 his services were loaned to the GIP Railway for the design of the Victoria Terminus, probably the second most highly photographed building in India. The high-priest of the Indian Gothic style, he also designed the Municipal Corporation Building, the Royal Alfred Sailor’s Home, the Post-Office Mews at Apollo Bunder, the head offices of the BB&CI Railway at Churchgate, and the Oriental Life Assurance Offices at the Flora Fountain. In 1996, the station was renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai. Stevens’s name can be seen on the Terminus dedication plaque that the lead character, Jamal Malik leans against near the conclusion of the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire.

Illustration published in The Building News, October 22nd 1886.

Published May 29, 2010 | Last Updated January 17, 2025