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Photo: Photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)A green park where Victorian Gothic faces Art Deco, and where weekend cricket has long been part of the city's rhythm.
A large open maidan (park) in Mumbai's Fort district, flanked on one side by Victorian Gothic buildings including Bombay High Court and Mumbai University, and on the other by the Art Deco facades of Marine Drive-era apartment buildings, earning it recognition as the meeting point of the city's two UNESCO-listed architectural ensembles. It has long served as a public recreation ground, especially for amateur cricket matches on weekends. The Oval remains one of central Mumbai's few large open green spaces.
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Built to remember soldiers killed in the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1838 to 1842, it carries their regiments in stained glass and marble.
The Portuguese built it in 1640 to watch for approaching ships. Now people come to watch the sun go down.
Portuguese fishing villages, old Catholic churches and the bungalows of the East Indian Catholic community, all within a single walk.