Mumbai

Flora Fountain

Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue

Our Lady of Glory Church

UNESCO's Heritage Awards

Vikram Sarabhai Library

Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue. Photo by SL Shanth Kumar/BCCL

Our Lady of Glory Church. Photo by Shriram Vernekar/BCCL

It's a proud beginning of the week for Mumbaikars as the city triumphed at the global platform, yet again.'sandgotalong with Ahmedabad's, Indian Institute of Management.The Flora Fountain at the Hutatma Chowk received the 'Honourable Mention' at the Heritage Awards. Announcing the awards, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau's official handle wrote, "The careful restoration of the fountain completes the series of conservation interventions to revive the city’s many Victorian-era fountains, a collection of ornate civic monuments unique in India."On the other hand, Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue and Our Lady of Glory Church received 'Award of Merit' at the Heritage Awards along with Tseto Goenpa (Paro, Bhutan) and Lyttelton Timeball Station (Christchurch, New Zealand).Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue is the second oldest Synagogue in Mumbai, located in Fort. The Orthodox Jewish synagogue was established in 1884 by Jacob Elias Sassoon. Shaar Harahamim is the oldest synagogue in the city, 1796 by Samaji Hasaji Divekar.On the other hand, Our Lady of Glory Church is one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Mumbai which was built in 1911-13.In August, the jury reviewed 57 entries from 14 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. Sixteen projects from five countries – Australia, Bhutan, China, India and New Zealand – have been recognised by the international Jury of conservation experts in this year’s awards.The 'Award of Excellence' went to Tai Kwun – Centre for Heritage and Arts of Hong Kong SAR, China.Meanwhile, Keyuan Garden (Suzhou, China), Nelson School of Music (Nelson, New Zealand) won the 'Award of Distinction' along with India's Vikram Sarabhai Library at the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad).The 5s Classroom, Preshil The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School (Kew, Australia), Westpac Long Gallery (Sydney, Australia), Liddell Bros. Packing Plant (Wuhan, China) received the 'Honourable Mention'. On the other hand, Joan Sutherland Theatre Passageway and Lift (Sydney, Australia) and The Mills (Hong Kong SAR, China) received 'New Design in Heritage Contexts' Award.