Princess Dock
The Princess Dock was built in 1885 in Bombay as part of the scheme for improving the whole foreshore of the Bombay Harbour. Its cost was approximated at a million sterlings. The Elephanta Islands can be seen three or four miles off this dock eastwards.
References
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