Barely a stone's throw from
the Gateway of India is the Prince of Wales Museum, a magnificent, but
somewhat strange structure, built in a confluence of Gothic and Moorish
styles, and crowned by a sparkling white dome. It boasts a good collection
of ancient Indus Valley artifacts dating back to 2000 BC, plus some priceless
Tibetan and Nepali Art. There is an entire gallery devoted to Buddhist
tankha scrolls and another to Tibetan bronzes, but the chief attraction
here is the collection of over 2000 miniature paintings from the various
art schools of India. Next to the Museum is the Bombay Natural History
Society, which has an extensive collection of local flora and fauna.
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