It is on the very steps of this hotel on the Apollo Bunder that the king Emperor George V landed on his state visit to India. On his arrival the red carpet passed through a temporary structure scaled on the lines of a mini Taj Mahal in white plaster, but some 17 years later a memorial of a more enduring nature was constructed-the Gateway of India. Built on a plot of land reclaimed from the sea, it was designed by George Wittet in the Gujarati style. Apart from commemorating the arrival of the Emperor in India, it was to witness an equally historic departure. This is where the last parade was held in 1947, when the British bade good-bye to their Empire. afrikhepri foundation on ososayensi bathola ukuthi ukuzila ukudla okudala ukuvuselelwa kweseli: ""ukuzila kusiza ukuvikela ezifweni zobuchopho. ukuzila ukudla kwehlisa ingozi yakho yesifo senhliziyo kanye ..."" ngojuni 24, 22:48