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Media taken to renovated Taj hotel Mumbai
Mumbai:
Management of the Taj Hotel last evening conducted
the media to show the interior of the hotel after the
November 26 attacks. The 105-year-old historic Taj Mahal
hotel, one of the sites of a 60-hour siege, threw open
its doors on Sunday to more than 1,000 clients and guests
for a gala reception. The valuable collection of art and
antiques inside the hotel had a miraculous escape. More
than 90 per cent of the antique eclectic collection remained
unharmed. However, only the new wing of the hotel, known
as The Taj Mahal Tower, will be open in December, and
the company has not said when the older part of sprawling
Mumbai landmark would reopen. A guest, who was present
in the hotel during the attack in November, said that
we would never bow down to the threats of the militants.
"We will never give in to terrorism and that's what we
have done. I was the first guest, who was allowed back
inside," said Deepak Datta, a guest, who was in the hotel
on day of the attack. Another guest, who was also present
on the day of the assault looked satisfied with the security
at the hotel after re-opening. "I think the security is
very good. It's very unobtrusive but its good. There is
a particular regiment to the way the cars enter," said
Suhail Shah, another guest, who was in the hotel on day
of attack. Fire, water, shooting and grenade blasts during
the 60-hour siege damaged the hotel which was crowded
with fine art, sculptures, chandeliers, photographs, and
visitors' books signed by kings, rock stars, business
barons and heads of state. But Taj officials have not
quantified the extent of the damage to the hotel.
-Dec
23, 2008
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