St. Thomas Cathedral

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• The Cathedral Church of St. Thomas is the first church of its kind (Anglican) in the city, named after St. Thomas, an apostle who came to spread the word of Christ along the Malabar Coast. Work on the church started in 1676 but wasn't completed until 1718. Equipped for the Britons living in the Fort area, the place started off as a school for Protestant children and then evolved into a cathedral. There's a 142 feet clock tower placed cozily over it. The earliest landmark of the British Raj in Mumbai, it has been renovated to its earlier splendor.
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