Always used to get confused between the Gateway of India here and Delhi's India Gate. That is, till I actually lived in Delhi for some time in 2004, and that settled matters. Fell in love with India Gate, after having spent some memorable moments there, but Gateway here in Bombay has caught me off guard with awe at times too. It's the whole BIG thing, as silly as it sounds. The idea of royalty and all that jazz. Yes yes, everyone knows that the Gateway was built by the British Indian government to commemmorate the visit of the Prince of Wales (George his name was then, I think, current Queen Elizabeth's dad), and thereafter, all the action shifted to Delhi which displaced Calcutta to become the new capitol of India
So as you can see, while being an absolute egoist, I find history quite fascinating! :)
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