thumb|Hanging Gardens

thumb|The iconic Boot House

The Hanging Gardens, in Mumbai (still widely known as Bombay), also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill, on its western side, just opposite the Kamala Nehru Park. They provide sunset views over the Arabian Sea and feature numerous hedges carved into the shapes of animals. The park was designed and laid out in 1881 by Ulhas Ghatkopar over Bombay's main reservoir, some say to cover the water from the potentially contaminating activity of the nearby Towers of Silence. When seen from the air, the walkway inside the park (Hanging Gardens Path), spell out the letters PMG (Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens) in cursive.

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Image:Mumbai 03-2016 25 Hanging Garden.jpg|A pavilion in Hanging Garden of Mumbai

Image:Hanging-Gardens-5.jpg|Fountains in Hanging Gardens of Mumbai

Image:Hanging Gardens Malabar Hill.jpg|Hanging Gardens in Malabar Hill, c. 1991

Image:Mumbai 03-2016 24 Hanging Garden.jpg|Hanging Gardens

Image:Mumbai 03-2016 26 Hanging Garden.jpg|Shrubbery in the park

File:The Hanging Gardens, Malabar Hill 1905.jpeg|Hanging Gardens in Malabar Hill, c. 1905

File:Sundial in Hanging Gardens, Mumbai.jpg|Sundial Clock in Hanging Gardens, Mumbai

File:Stone Plaque in Hanging Gardens, Mumbai.jpg|Stone Plaque in Hanging Gardens by Municipal Water Works, Mumbai deppicting naming of garden on Pherozeshah Mehta

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References

  • Complete Guide to Mumbai
  • Local 109 in Mumbai: Malabar Hill
  • Bharatonline: Hanging Gardens of Mumbai