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Barely a stone's throw from the Gateway of India is the
Prince of Wales Museum, a magnificent, but somewhat strange
structure, built in a confluence of Gothic and Moorish
styles, and crowned by a sparkling white dome. It boasts
a good collection of ancient Indus Valley artifacts dating
back to 2000 BC, plus some priceless Tibetan and Nepali
Art. There is an entire gallery devoted to Buddhist tankha
scrolls and another to Tibetan bronzes, but the chief
attraction here is the collection of over 2000 miniature
paintings from the various art schools of India. Next
to the Museum is the Bombay Natural History Society, which
has an extensive collection of local flora and fauna.
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