Bombay Natural History
Museum :
Poised between what was once the British
Fort and the local town, Crawford Market
has elements of both. It's a blend of Flemish
and Norman architecture with a bas relief
depicting Indian peasants in wheat fields
just above the main entrance The freize,
incidentally, was designed by Lockyard Kipling,
father of the famous Rudyard Kipling, and
the Kiplings' cottage still stands next
to the JJ School of Art across the road.
Opposite. Now named after a local patriot
called Jyotiba Phule, Crawford Market looks
like something out of Victorian London,
with its sweet smell of hay and 50 ft high
skylit awning that bathes the entire place
in natural sunlight. Mountains of fruit
and fresh vegetables are sold here at wholesale
rates. Next door there's also a meat and
poultry section along with stalls selling
smuggled cheese and chocolate!
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