Bazaar Gate Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower (Code : 005)

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Bombay Fort had three large gates. Bazar Gate, right opposite the present dome of the General Post Office (GPO). Bazar Gate lends its name to the area even now, long after the gate itself has disappeared. The Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower, also known as the Bazaaar Gate Tower clock, was erected in 1882 at the junction of Bazaar Gate Street, which is today called Perin Nariman Street. .Built in memory of Parsi philanthropist Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia (who was Sheriff of Bombay in 1859), the structure was designed to proved clean drinking water, alongside a clock for public timekeeping