Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers

Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
General information
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	Mumbai
Address	Dalal Street, Mumbai 400001
Country	India
Coordinates	18.929681°N 72.833589°E / 18.929681; 72.833589
Current tenants	Bombay Stock Exchange
Completed	1980
Owner	Bombay Stock Exchange
Height	117.96 metres (387.0 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count	29
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Ar. Chandrakant Patel
Architecture firm	Architectural Research Unit
Structural engineer	Hadkar Prabhu & Associates
Main contractor	Larsen & Toubro Limited

The Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, popularly known by its original name of BSE Towers, is a 29-storey building in downtown Mumbai on Dalal Street, near its intersection with the Mumbai Samachar Marg. The building is owned and occupied by the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). BSE has secured a trademark for its iconic building.^[2]

History

Prior to 1928, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) operated out of a building near the Town Hall. The present site near Horniman Circle was acquired by the exchange in 1928, and a building was constructed and occupied in 1930. The street on which the site is located came to be called Dalal Street in Hindi (English: Broker Street) due to the location of the exchange.

Construction of the current towers began in the late 1970s, with the building completed and occupied by the BSE in 1980. It was initially called BSE Towers. Soon after occupation, following the death of Sir Phiroze Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, chairman of the BSE since 1966, the building was renamed in his memory. Upon its completion, it became one of the tallest buildings in India.

The building was one of the targets of the 1993 Bombay bombings. The first of the 13 bomb blasts occurred at 13:25 hours on 12 March 1993 in the basement garage of the building. Almost 50 brokers and traders were killed and 30 cars were destroyed in the attack.^[3][4]

References

1. "Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
2. "BSE secures a trademark for its iconic building Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers at Dalal Street in Mumbai". financialexpress. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
3. "Bombay hit by devastating bombs". BBC. 12 March 1993. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
4. "Bombay Seeks Link to Stolen Car In Fatal Blast at Stock Exchange". The New York Times. 15 March 1993. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

See also

• Dalal Street
• Fort (Mumbai)