DAILY PHOTO: Taj Hotel in Mumbai

By Berniegourley @berniegourley

Taken in November of 2014 in Mumbai.

The story is that  Mr. J. N. Tata built this hotel after being turned away from upscale hotels at the turn of the 20th century because he wasn’t white (he’s Parsi. He made it one of the most opulent hotels in India. I haven’t seen corroboration of this story, but it’s what people say.

This photo is taken from the Gateway of India.

19.075984 72.877656 By B Gourley in India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel on February 9, 2015.