​World Heritage Day 2026: Icons share Mumbai’s must-visit landmarks 

Sachin Tendulkar, Cricket legend

Sachin Tendulkar

1 Gateway of India 

Pic/Atul Kamble

2 Wankhede Stadium.

Pic/Ashish Raje

3 Shivaji Park. 

Pic/Atul Kamble

4 Juhu Beach. 

Pic/Rane Ashish

5 Marine Drive. Queen’s Necklace. 

Pic/PTI

6 Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. 

Pic/Ashish Raje

7 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus. 

Uday Benegal, Musician 

Uday Benegal

1 Gateway of India

2 Art Deco district at Oval Maidan and Marine Drive 

3 Crawford Market 

Pics/Ashish Raje 

4 Haji Ali. 

5 The Asiatic Library 

Pic/Atul Kamble

6 Dhobi Ghat. 

File pic

7 Rang Bhavan.

Jerry Pinto,  Author, poet

Jerry Pinto

1 Holy Name Cathedral. 

Pics/Fiona Fernandez

The painted ceiling of The Holy Name cathedral

2 Ma Hajiani Dargah 

 
3 Elephanta Caves. 

Nataraja panel at Elephanta Caves

The trees of Rani Baug 

4 The trees of Rani Baug 

Pic/Ashish Raje

5 Bhelpuri. 

Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

6 Udipi restaurants. 

7 The household helpers

Tasneem Z Mehta, Trustee, director, Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum

Tasneem Z Mehta

1 Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum and Rani Baug Botanical Gardens

Rani Baug. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

2 Kanheri Caves

Sion Fort

3 Forts of Mumbai 

4 Dadar Parsi Colony and other Parsi Baugs

5 Kala Ghoda precinct

6 Bandra’s original villages

7 Art Deco precinct 

A view of the precinct

Rahul Akerkar, Chef, restaurateur 

Rahul Akerkar

1 The Villages Within the City: (Parsi baugs, Khotachi Wadi, Bandra gaothans, Matunga’s South-Indian micro-climate, Koli fishing villages) 

Khotachi Wadi. File Pic

2 The disappearing Khau Gallis

Khau Galli at Ghatkopar East. Pics/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

3 The Unwritten Logistics of the City: Dabbawallas 

Pic/Atul Kamble

4 Sassoon Dock at dawn

5 Banganga Tank

Pic/Shadab Khan

6 Dhobi Ghat  

Patrons at Kyani & Co. File pic

7 Irani cafés

APRIL 18

In 983, at the 22nd UNESCO General Conference, April 18 was declared as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. In many countries including India, this is celebrated as World Heritage Day. The intent is to encourage local communities and individuals to consider the importance of cultural heritage to their lives.
Information courtesy: whc.unesco.org

With inputs from Fiona Fernandez, Shriram Iyengar, Ashwin Ferro, and Phorum Pandya

  

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