MVIRDC
Record height
Tallest in India from 1970 to 2009[I]
Preceded byUsha Kiran
Surpassed byPlanet Godrej
General information
TypeCommercial
LocationMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Completed1970[1]
Height
Roof155.9 m (511 ft)[2]
Technical details
Floor count35[3]
IDBI Tower
General information
TypeCommercial
LocationMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Height
Roof106 m (348 ft)[4]
Technical details
Floor count26[2]

The Mumbai World Trade Centre at Cuffe Parade is a skyscraper built in the year 1970. It is the first world trade center in India. It consists of two towers, the M. Visvesaraya Industrial Research and Development Centre (MVIRDC)[5] and the IDBI.[6] MVIRDC is also known as Centre 1. At 155.9 m, it was the tallest building in South Asia for nearly four decades, until the completion of Planet Godrej (181 m) in 2009. It was constructed by the Shapoorji Pallonji Group.[7]

In 1998, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) commenced air conditioned bus services connecting the World Trade Centre with the suburb of Andheri.[8] Further, Special 2 buses are also running between Mumbai CSMT and the World Trade Center.

References

  1. ^ "MVRDC". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ a b Emporis GmbH. "MRVDC, Mumbai, India". SkyScraperPage.com.
  3. ^ "MVRDC | Buildings". Mumbai /: Emporis. Retrieved 12 January 2012.[dead link]
  4. ^ SkyScraperPage.com. "IDBI Tower, Mumbai, India". Emporis.com.[dead link]
  5. ^ "About us - MVIRDC". Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  6. ^ "IDBI Towers | Buildings". Mumbai /: Emporis. Retrieved 12 January 2012.[dead link]
  7. ^ "A quiet billionaire". India Today. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  8. ^ Mishra, Anshika (25 February 2003). "AC bus users to be given parking facility". The Times of India. Mumbai. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

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