BMC Building Mumbai

This is the BMC (formerly Bombay Municipal Corporation) Building in Mumbai opposite the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus 'VT').

It houses the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai, which is now named the Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई महानगर पालिका) or the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. It is said to be the largest civic organization in theIndia.

On December 9, 1884, the foundation stone for the new BMC building was laid opposite Victoria Terminus, by the then Viceroy, Lord Ripon. It is Gothic in style and was completed in 1893. The chief feature is the central dome that rises to a height of 71.5 m. The gable has a huge winged allegorical figure representing the 'urbs prima in Indis', the first city of India as Bombay then styled itself. The paneled Council Chamber has a ceiling of teak.