Oberoi Trident Towers
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The Oberoi Trident Towers is a 25 storey building in Nariman Point
, Mumbai
, India
. The building is well-known as the luxury Trident, Mumbai
hotel.
It became the tallest building in South Asia
upon its completion in 1973, surpassing the 105 metres (344.5 ft) Express Towers
, also located in Mumbai
. It stayed the tallest building in South Asia until 1980, when Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
, also known as the BSE Towers, was completed.
Nariman Point
Nariman Point is Mumbai's premier business district and country's first central business district. It was named after Khursheed Framji Nariman, a Parsi visionary. The area is situated on land reclaimed from the sea. It had the distinction of having the highest commercial real estate rental space...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The building is well-known as the luxury Trident, Mumbai
Oberoi Trident
The Oberoi and Trident are two brands of five star hotels operated and sometimes owned by the Oberoi Hotels & Resorts located in several cities in India and across the world...
hotel.
It became the tallest building in South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
upon its completion in 1973, surpassing the 105 metres (344.5 ft) Express Towers
Express Towers Mumbai
The Express Towers is a 25-storey building located on Marine Drive in Nariman Point, Mumbai. Upon its completion in 1972, the building was the tallest building in South Asia for about two years...
, also located in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. It stayed the tallest building in South Asia until 1980, when Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
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 .-History:Prior to 1928, the Bombay...
, also known as the BSE Towers, was completed.