Fort George, Bombay

Fort George
Fort George
	Remains of the fort wall near St. George Hospital
	Location within Mumbai
	Remains of the fort wall near St. George Hospital
General information
Type	Fort
Location	Fort, Mumbai
Coordinates	18°56′27″N 72°50′15″E / 18.94090°N 72.83759°E
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Current tenants	St George Hospital
Completed	1769
Destroyed	1862
Client	British

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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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The fort was 1 mile (1.6 km) long and about 1⁄3 mile (500 m)^* wide. Its length ran from NNE to SSW, and it was named in honour of George III of the United Kingdom.

Plan of Bombay fort

References[edit]

"Fortifying colonial legacy". Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd. 15 June 1997. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
18th Century History of Mumbai
Fort+George,+Bombay A Handbook for India: Being an Account of the Three Presidencies and of the Overland Route

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