Sewri Fort | |
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शिवडी किल्ला | |
General information | |
Type | Fort |
Location | Sewree, Mumbai |
Coordinates | 19°00′02″N 72°51′37″E / 19.000635°N 72.860363°E |
Elevation | 60 m (197 ft) |
Completed | 1680 |
Client | British |
Owner | Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Maharashtra |
The Sewri Fort (also spelled Sewree Fort) (Marathi: शिवडी किल्ला) is a fort in Mumbai built by the British at Sewri. Built in 1680, fort served as a watch tower, atop a quarried hill overlooking the Mumbai harbour.[1]