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Photo: Photo by KartikMistry via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)Portuguese, Maratha and British forces all contested it. Now its weathered walls sit quietly beside the beach.
A coastal fort built by the Portuguese in the 16th century on Madh Island to guard the northern sea approach to Bombay, later contested between Portuguese, Maratha and British forces. Its weathered laterite walls sit close to the beach, offering views over the Arabian Sea and Versova coastline. The fort is now a quiet, largely unrestored heritage site popular with a handful of local visitors and photographers. It remains free and openly accessible.
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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.
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.