Fort George was an extension to the fortified walls of Bombay (now officially Mumbai) built in 1769, located in the Fort area to which it lent its name. The site upon which Fort George was later built was originally occupied by Dongri Fort. The hill on which it was situated, Dongri Hill, was razed in 1739, as it presented a vantage point for Maratha attackers to assault Bombay's fortifications. In 1769, Fort George, named after George III of Great Britain and Ireland, was built. It was the made center of British administration in Bombay Presidency until the Governor's Residence was moved to Parel in 1829. In 1862, the fort, made redundant by the establishment of British hegemony in the area and Bombay's urban growth, was mostly demolished on the orders of Governor Henry Bartle Frere. The north bastion of the fort was left intact, and is currently used by the Directorate of Archeology and Museums, Maharashtra State.
== Structures within the fort == Fort George contained a number of military buildings in addition to its defensive works. Nineteenth-century administrative records refer to a large barrack, officers' quarters and a mess-house within the fort. In the early 1860s the former military buildings, including the European Artillery barracks, were adapted for use as the European General Hospital. Further alterations during the 1870s converted the barrack and officers' quarters into hospital wards and offices, while the former mess-house was used as quarters for the resident surgeon. The military complex also included an ammunition or magazine establishment. Following the demolition of most of Fort George and the subsequent redevelopment of the site, portions of the fortifications survived within the grounds of St George's Hospital, including a section incorporated into its eastern boundary wall.
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== See also == List of forts in Maharashtra
References
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