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For public buildings, three broad architectural styles were used. Two of these were direct imports from fashions prevalent in England. The first was called neo-classical or the new classical. Its characteristics included the construction of geometrical structures fronted with lofty pillars.
It was derived from a style that was originally typical of buildings in ancient Rome and was subsequently revived, re-adapted and made popular during the European Renaissance. It was considered particularly appropriate for the British Empire in India. The British imagined that a style that embodied the grandeur of imperial Rome could now be made to express the glory of imperial India. The Mediterranean origins of this architecture were also thought to be suitable for tropical weather. The Town Hall in Bombay was built in this style in 1833. Another group of commercial buildings, built during the cotton boom of the 1860s, was the Elphinstone circle. Subsequently named Horniman Circle after an English editor who courageously supported Indian nationalists, this building was inspired by models in Italy. It made innovative use of covered arcades at ground level to shield the shopper and pedestrians from the fierce sun and rain from Bombay.

The architectural style of the buildings constructed in Bombay during the nineteenth century was usually European because of which of the following reason?

All of the above

The correct answer is Option 4 - All of the above

Option 1- It expressed the British desire to create a familiar landscape in an alien country, and thus to feel at home in the colony.
Option 2- The British felt that the European styles would symbolise their superiority, authority and power.
Option 3- They thought that buildings that looked European would mark out the difference and distance between the colonial masters and their Indian subjects.
Option 4- All of the above

As Bombay's economy grew, from the mid-nineteenth century there was a need to expand railways and shipping and develop the administrative structure.
Many new buildings were constructed at this time. These buildings reflected the culture and confidence of the rulers.
The architectural style was usually European. This importation of European styles reflected the imperial vision in several ways.
First, it expressed the British desire to create a familiar landscape in an alien country, and thus to feel at home in the colony.
Second, the British felt that the European styles would symbolise their superiority, authority and power.
Third, they thought that buildings that looked European would mark out the difference and distance between the colonial masters and their Indian subjects.