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Inside Mumbai’s Most Notorious Zoo | Byculla Zoo |Rani Baug
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Jijamata Udyaan, also known as the Byculla Zoo and formerly Victoria Gardens, is a zoo and garden covering 50 acres located at Byculla, in the heart of Mumbai, India. It is the oldest public garden in Mumbai.[3] After Indian independence, it was named after Jijamata, the mother of Shivaji, the first Maratha emperor.
In 1835, British administration granted a large plot of land in Sewri to the Agro Horticultural Society of Western India for a botanical garden known as Victoria Gardens after Queen-Empress Victoria. That land was later acquired for a European burial ground.[4] In 1861, construction of a new garden was commenced on 33 acres in the Mount Estate, Mazgaon (now included in Byculla). The flora from Sewri garden was transferred to this new garden named Jijamata Udyaan which was formally opened to the public by Lady Frere on 19 November 1862. Agro Horticultural Society of Western India continued to maintain Victoria Gardens until 1873 when the society's end led to the municipal corporation taking over the garden's upkeep. In 1890 the garden was extended by 15 acres especially for the zoo.
The garden also houses the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, a staff building in Greco-Roman style erected in the memory of Lady Frere, and an equestrian statue of King Edward VII of England made of black marble (originally installed near the University of Mumbai) known as Kala Ghoda and the David Sassoon clock tower.
Rani Baug
Spread across more than 60 acres in the heart of Mumbai, Rani Baug or the Veermata Jijabai Bhonsale Udyan is the oldest public garden in the financial capital of the nation. Constructed in the year 1861, this verdant landmark of Mumbai was named after Queen Victoria, the then Empress of India and consequently referred to as the Victoria Gardens or Rani Baug (Queen’s Garden in the Marathi language). It was later renamed the Jijamata Udyan, after the revered Jijabai Bhosale, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s mother.
Opened to the public in the year 1862, the botanical garden houses a zoo, a museum named Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, and a statue of King Edward VII of England. Located in Byculla, Rani Baug is home to a diverse variety of flora and fauna, including more than 800 species of plants and 3,000 plus trees. The biodiversity of the place makes it a popular destination for nature lovers and photographers.
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Rani Baug, Byculla is home to more than 800 species of plants that attract nature enthusiasts and photographers from different parts of the country. The botanical garden houses several species of plants that are not found anywhere else in the country or found in very few places.
Whilst at Rani Baug, Byculla, you must take time to visit the beautiful botanical garden section and see trees such as the Cannon Ball, the Brownea Coccinea, the Apta Tree, to name a few. Some of the trees in Rani Baug have medicinal properties, including the Cajeput Oil Tree. The distinct biodiversity of Rani Baug is one of the reasons why it has no dearth of visitors across the year.
If you are planning to visit Mumbai, you must set aside some time to visit Rani Baug, Byculla and witness the diversity of flora and fauna at the historic botanical garden and zoo.
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