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Sunday, 13 December 2015

Faces on Oriental Buildings

#flora fountain #mumbai #gothic architecture "fort

I was taking a wander around the Fort area of Mumbai, one of my favourite spots for Gothic architecture.  I stopped off to say "hello" to the Flora Fountain.

Oriental Buildings, MG Road, Fort, Mumbai, Bombay, India

Nearby, sits the impressive Oriental Buildings, originally a school and fully armed with spires, intricate carved borders and arched windows,

It has three carvings of Dead White Men which I zoomed in on to get a closer look.

three carved portraits, Oriental Buildings, Mumbai

The centre one looks Shakespearean but I have no idea, and can't find out, who the other two are.  Any ideas out there?