Statue of Unity, Mumbai's Soho House Make It To Time's List Of 100 Greatest Places In The World
The 597-ft tall &lsquoStatue of Unity&rsquo in Gujarat and Mumbai have been featured. The list is a compilation of 100 newly &ldquonoteworthy destinations to experience right now.
In the second annual list of the 2019 World's greatest places by Time, the 597-ft tall ¡®Statue of Unity¡¯ in Gujarat and Mumbai¡¯s Soho House have been featured.
The list is a compilation of 100 newly ¡°noteworthy destinations to experience right now¡±.
The Statue Of Unity.
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The ¡®Statue of Unity¡¯, the world¡¯s tallest statue, is a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel known as the Iron Man Of India, independent India¡¯s first Home Minister as well as deputy prime minister.
Till now 2.06 million people have visited the statue, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Patel¡¯s birth anniversary on October 31, 2018.
So how do they evaluate places before compiling a list?
According to reports, the magazine first invites nominations across a variety of categories¡ªincluding museums, parks, restaurants, and hotels¡ªfrom its editors and correspondents around the world as well as industry experts.
They then judge each one based on key factors, including quality, originality, sustainability, innovation and influence.
¡°How does one measure the greatness of a place¡ªin miles covered, dollars spent, or visitors captivated? Such metrics can play a part, but also important is something that many travellers aspire to experience: the sense that one has stumbled upon the extraordinary,¡± Time said.
The Soho House Mumbai.
Mumbai¡¯s Soho House is located in an 11-storey building overlooking the Arabian Sea. It houses a library, a cinema with 34 seats and a rooftop bar and pool. Soho House Mumbai is Asia¡¯s first Soho House that puts a local spin on the formula that has allowed Nick Jones¡¯ members-only clubs to blossom across the US and Europe.
¡°The unique feel comes in the shape of block-printed fabrics from Rajasthan; handwoven cane furniture; environmentally sustainable, sari-coated lampshades; and some 200 art pieces by mostly South Asian artists,¡± Time said.
Others on the list are Zakouma National Park in Chad, Red Sea Mountain Trail in Egypt, Newseum in Washington, The Shed in New York City, the Geosea Geothermal Sea Baths in Iceland.
It also has the Six Senses Hotel in Bhutan that offer guests the opportunity to take guided journeys through the mountains of the Himalayan kingdom, Leopard Hill in Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya and the Pohoiki in Isaac Hale Beach Park in Hawaii.
