Fort (Mumbai precinct)

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'''Fort''' is a business and art Subdistrict in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name after the erstwhile defensive fort, Bombay Fort and its annexe Fort 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 Maharaj Terminus in the north to Kala Ghoda in the south. This area is the heart of the financial markets of the city & multiple British era structures are located in this neighbourhood.

==History== thumb|left|Map of Bombay Fort, 1771 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. In 1882, Bomanjee Hormarjee Wadia Clock Tower was erected using public funds as a token of appreciation for Bomanjee Hormarjee, a Parsi philanthropist who made contributions towards improving education in Bombay. The Fort neighbourhood of Mumbai was the first part to be developed by the British. Then, over the years it stood as a reminder of India's colonial history, and today it is sort of a jewel in the crown of the city's cultural scene.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/a-look-into-the-fort-area-of-mumbai/as65842763.cms|title=A look into the Fort area of Mumbai|first=Arka Roy|last=Chowdhury|website=Times of India Travel}}</ref>

It had been listed as a notorious market in 2009 and 2010 by the USTR for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.<ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2009|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2010|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{commons category|Fort (Mumbai precinct)}} *[http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/c18.html 18th Century History of Mumbai] *[https://historyin.co/maharashtra/1860-street-in-bombay-fort 1860 Street in Bombay Fort]

==See also== *List of forts in Maharashtra

Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai Category:Central business districts in India Category:Notorious markets