The iconic Taj Palace hotel in the city has acquired an ‘image trademark’, making it the first building in the country to get intellectual property rights protection for its architectural design.
It will ensure that commercial use of the image of its dome and grand exterior can be made only with the consent of Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris.
For more than a century the Taj dome has anchored the Mumbai skyline we are very proud to recognise its important role as a symbol of Mumbai’s people and its past through the trademark.
The dome of The Taj Mahal Palace, which stands on the waterfront in south Mumbai, has long been been `triangulation point’ for the Indian Navy which guides its vessels to the harbour.
The distinctive red-tiled Florentine Gothic dome, which crowns the elegant Indo-Saracenic arches and architraves of the hotel, sits 240 feet above the street level.
The architects modelled it on the dome of the Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus).
The hotel opened on December 16, 1903.
The hotel has hosted many eminent personalities, including Neil Armstrong, John Lennon and Barack Obama
