<P> The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Bombay, India . The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911 . </P> <P> Built in Indo - Saracenic style, the foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 March 1911 . The structure is an arch made of basalt, 26 metres (85 feet) high . The final design of George Wittet was sanctioned in 1914 and the construction of the monument was completed in 1924 . The Gateway was later used as a symbolic ceremonial entrance to India for Viceroys and the new Governors of Bombay . It served to allow entry and access to India . </P> <P> The Gateway of India is located on the waterfront at Apollo Bunder area at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea . The monument has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city's top tourist attraction . </P> <P> The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Mumbai, prior to the Delhi Durbar in December 1911 . However, they only got to see a cardboard model of the monument, since the construction did not begin till 1915 . The foundation stone was laid on March 31, 1913 by the governor of Bombay, Sir George Sydenham Clarke with the final design of George Wittet sanctioned on March 31, 1914 . </P>

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