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Frederick William Stevens
English architectural engineer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Frederick William Stevens (11 November 1847 – 5 March 1900) was an English architectural engineer who worked for the British colonial government in India.[1] Stevens' most notable design was the railway station Victoria Terminus in Bombay (in 1996, it was renamed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai).[2]
Stevens also designed the Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai the Royal Alfred Sailor's Home, the Army and Navy Building at Kala Ghoda, the Post-Office Mews at Apollo Bunder, the head offices of the BB&CI Railway at Churchgate, and the Oriental Life Assurance Offices at the Flora Fountain.[3] He also designed the Rajmahal Palace at Mehsana.[4][5]
He died on 5 March 1900 following malaria and was buried in Sewri Christian Cemetery.
His name and statue can be seen in a scene in the 2006 film Slumdog Millionaire.
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