Where is Gateway of India?
Gateway of India is in Mumbai, India, in Asia. The game uses the reference point shown below: 18.9220°, 72.8347°. A guess within 25 km earns the full distance score before any hint deduction.
The marker identifies the Gateway of India in Mumbai's Colaba waterfront area, not India Gate in New Delhi.
Map loading. Coordinates: 18.9220°, 72.8347°.
The story behind the landmark
The Gateway commemorates the 1911 visit of King George V and Queen Mary. Designed by George Wittet, it was completed and unveiled in 1924. Maharashtra's tourism authority describes a basalt monument combining architectural influences commonly associated with the Indo-Saracenic style.
The national tourism account explains its role as a ceremonial waterfront landmark. Its setting places the arch beside maritime approaches to Mumbai, rather than on an inland processional avenue. The building's history and location therefore support the same practical distinction: this is Mumbai's Gateway, not New Delhi's war memorial.
How to recognise it
- A large waterfront arch with small turrets on the upper corners
- A rounded central upper roof above the main opening
- A broad paved foreground beside Mumbai's harbour
Look twice: a useful comparison
India Gate and the Gateway of India have similar names but different purposes and locations. New Delhi's memorial has a broad rectangular top and an inland setting. The Gateway has a more decorative domed-and-turreted outline, with the sea providing an additional clue when visible.
A detail worth remembering
The royal visit commemorated by the Gateway took place well before the permanent monument was completed. Remembering 1911 as the occasion and 1924 as the unveiling avoids compressing the two events into a single building date.
