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Photo: Photo by Nicholas (Nichalp) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)The Portuguese built it in 1640 to watch for approaching ships. Now people come to watch the sun go down.
A 17th-century coastal watchtower built by the Portuguese around 1640 at the mouth of Mahim Bay, later fortified further by the British to guard maritime approaches to Bombay. Its low-slung ramparts and bastions overlook Bandra Bandstand and offer sweeping views of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. The fort has become one of Mumbai's most popular sunset viewpoints, especially among couples and photographers. It remains freely accessible with no ticketed entry.
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Portuguese fishing villages, old Catholic churches and the bungalows of the East Indian Catholic community, all within a single walk.
Mumbai's double-decker buses have been a fixture since 1937. Here they are kept, with old tram memorabilia, as part of the story of how the city moved.
It took ten years to build and still carries millions of commuters every day, beneath a Gothic dome crowned with a statue of Progress.