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=== Art Deco ===
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The [[Art Deco]] movement of the early 20th century quickly spread to large parts of the world. The [[Indian Institute of Architects]], founded in Bombay in 1929, played a prominent role in propagating the movement. Guided by their desire to emulate the west, the Indian architects were fascinated by the industrial modernity that Art Deco offered. The western elites were the first to experiment with the technologically advanced facets of Art Deco, and architects began the process of transformation by the early 1930s.

Mumbai has the world's second-largest collection of Art Deco structures, after Miami.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chandrashekhar|first=Vaishnavi|date=2019-10-21|title=Discovering Mumbai's Art Deco Treasures|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/travel/mumbai-art-deco.html|access-date=2021-03-31|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=24 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124024408/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/travel/mumbai-art-deco.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[New India Assurance Building]], [[Eros Cinema]] and buildings along the [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] in Mumbai are prime examples.<ref name=":0" />

In Kolkata, the sole example of the [[Art Nouveau|Art Nouveau style]], which preceded Art Deco, is the Esplanade Mansions opposite the Raj Bhavan, built in 1910.