Malabar Hill is the ridge at the western end of the island city, with the Governor’s residence at Raj Bhavan on the point, the Hanging Gardens and Kamala Nehru Park on the top, the Parsi Towers of Silence in their forest, and Walkeshwar and the Banganga tank on the slope towards the sea. The tank is the oldest built structure in this part of Mumbai, dated to the twelfth century.
The hill has been the city’s richest residential address since the British governors moved here, and its towers hold a large share of the country’s billionaires. Jinnah House, on Mount Pleasant Road, is the other building everybody asks about.
What is here
The landmarks and institutions the locality is known for| Name | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Hanging Gardens 1881 | Malabar Hill | Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, laid out over the reservoir; the view over Chowpatty and Marine Drive. |
| Kamala Nehru Park | Malabar Hill | The children’s park opposite, with the Old Woman’s Shoe. |
| Banganga Tank 12th century | Walkeshwar | The stepped tank and the temples around it; the oldest structure on the hill. |
| Raj Bhavan | Malabar Point | The Governor of Maharashtra’s residence, on the point of the hill. |
| Jinnah House | Mount Pleasant Road | The house Muhammad Ali Jinnah built in the 1930s; the subject of a long dispute over its future. |
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