Type Fort Elevation 13 m (43 ft) Completed 1769 Opened 1769 | Location Fort, Mumbai Current tenants St George Hospital Destroyed 1862 | |
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Address 1, Frere Rd, Mumbai Port Trust, Mazgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001 Current tenant St George Hospital, Mumbai Similar Purandar fort, Mazagon Fort, Panhala Fort, Riwa Fort, Narnala | ||
Fort George was an extension to the fortified walls of Bombay (now Mumbai) built in 1769; it was situated in the present Fort area, to the east on 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.
History
The fort was 1 mile (1.6 km) long and about a third of a mile in breadth (500 m). Its length was from NNE to SSW, and it was named in honour of George III of the United Kingdom.
References
Fort George, Bombay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA