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Photo: Photo by Srinivasan V via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)The black horse is long gone, but the name stayed. Today the lanes fill with galleries, cafes and a yearly arts festival.
A pedestrian-friendly heritage precinct in Mumbai's Fort area, named for a black stone statue of King Edward VII on a black horse that once stood here (the statue was removed after independence, but the name stuck). The precinct is lined with colonial-era buildings now occupied by art galleries, cafes and heritage institutions like the Jehangir Art Gallery and David Sassoon Library. It hosts the annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, one of India's largest urban public arts events. The area remains one of Mumbai's most walkable heritage districts.
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Built to remember soldiers killed in the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1838 to 1842, it carries their regiments in stained glass and marble.
The Portuguese built it in 1640 to watch for approaching ships. Now people come to watch the sun go down.
Portuguese fishing villages, old Catholic churches and the bungalows of the East Indian Catholic community, all within a single walk.