Fort George, India Explained

Fort George
Building Type:Fort
Location:Fort, Mumbai
Client:British
Current Tenants:St George Hospital
Completion Date:1769
Destruction Date:1862
Map Type:Mumbai
Coordinates:18.9409°N 72.8376°W
Altitude:130NaN0

Fort George was an extension to the fortified walls of Bombay (now Mumbai) built in 1769; it was in the present-day Fort area, to the east of the site of the former Dongri Fort. The hill on which the Dongri fort stood was razed, and in its place Fort George was built. In 1862, the fort was demolished.

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