Fort (Mumbai precinct)

Fort
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Fort Location of Fort in Mumbai and India
Coordinates	18°56′06″N 72°50′09″E / 18.935°N 72.8359°E / 18.935; 72.8359Coordinates: 18°56′06″N 72°50′09″E / 18.935°N 72.8359°E / 18.935; 72.8359
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Mumbai City
Parliamentary constituency	Mumbai South
Civic agency	MCGM
Zone	1
Ward	A
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 11 metres (36 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 400 001

Fort (Marathi: फोर्ट) is a business district in Mumbai, India. The area was the heart of the city during the 18th century. The area gets its name from the defensive fort, Fort St. George, built by the British East India Company around Bombay Castle. The area extends from the docks in the east, to Azad Maidan in the west; Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) in the north to Kala Ghoda in the south. This area is the heart of the financial area of the city. Institutions such as the Bombay Stock Exchange, Reserve Bank of India and many brokerage firms are located in this area.

History

The Fort area was declared protected under regulations of the Maharashtra Government Urban Development Department. An advisory committee now oversees the development, repairs and renovations of structures in the precinct.

The area today

Remains of the old fort wall

Dadabhai Naoroji Road (or D. N. Road) is an important road in Fort area. Siddharth Law College, J. N. Petit Library, Khadi Bhandar are on this road. The sidewalks are filled with vendors selling books, music cassettes, clothes, imported things like audio equipment, cameras, musical instruments and calculators etc. The side streets from D. N. Road lead to schools, playgrounds, restaurants, cinemas and other important business houses. This street is famous for its software vendors. Pirated versions of almost all software products are sold here, leading to frequent crackdowns. The vendors operate in a closed network in which they possess a shared stock of software products. The area is famous for its street shopping and the book stalls sell a myriad of books at negligible prices. Surrounded by old buildings the area is beautiful although getting defaced by the multitude of advertising banners.

The postal code for Fort is 400 001.

Other Business Districts of Mumbai

• Nariman Point
• Colaba
• CBD Belapur
• Vashi
• Worli

See also

• Horniman Circle Gardens
• Jehangir Art Gallery
• St. Xavier's High School, Fort

External links

• J. N. Petit Library

See also

• List of forts in Maharashtra