Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the only railway station on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is an example of architectural triumph. It was completed in 1888 and designed by Frederick William Stevens in a blend of traditional Mughal and Victorian Gothic architecture. The busiest station in India, beloved and despised by commuters and lunchbox-delivering dabbawalas alike, was built to commemorate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

The station, formerly known as the Victoria Terminus for much of its existence, changed its name in 1996 to Chhatrapati Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire. Given the station's impressive colonial façade, it is not surprising that the majority of locals still refer to it as Victoria. Although they made an appearance in the worldwide hit movie Slumdog Millionaire, the commuter platforms down below are strictly functional, albeit with a tiny dash of Hollywood magic.

Actually, there aren't many similarities between Chhatrapati Shivaji and St Pancras, Britain's magnificent Victorian railroad. With its abundance of domes and spires and four-meter-tall marble statue meant to symbolize "Progress," in case anyone missed the point, it's actually much grander than George Gilbert Scott's Gothic red-brick effort.