The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Rule in Mumbai City of Maharashtra state in Western India . It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. It was a crude jetty used by the fishing community which was later renovated and used as a landing place for British governors and other prominent people. The Gateway has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city's top tourist attraction.