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Following the [[Battle of Kirkee]] 1817 and the defeat of the Peshwas, the Bhor Ghat road to [[Poona]] opened 1830, allowing greater access to the Deccan cotton fields. Railways much improved goods transport, the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR)opened in 1864 which allowed Bombay to exploit the demand for cotton resulting from the American Civil War’s blockade of its southern ports(1860-1865). The opening of the Suez Canal 1869 further improved the export trade to England. The resultant economic boom saw wealthy businessmen sponsor many civic buildings – University Library Buildings, Jamseti Jijibhoy School of Art, and the Mechanics institute. From the 1860‘s many municipal improvement schemes focused on improving health and sanitation.
Because of the cosmopolitan mix of Bombay Society, it is [[architect]]urally unlike the most of colonial india's neo-classicism; the wealth citizens of Bombay, and the city's [[Public Works Department]] opted for Venetian-Gothic designs with alteration alterations to suits suit the Indian Climate. Victoria Terminus the station of the GIPR, adorned with Indian motifs represents this patronage.
[[Image:Marine Lines Bombay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Marine Lines Bombay]]
