Vasai Fort Vasai/Bassein Fort,Vasai Mumbai

The Vasai Fort was built by the Portuguese and was called The Fort of St. Sebastian of Vasai. From the Portuguese, the Marathas won it over by King Baji Rao Peshwa, in 1739. From the Marathas, it went over to British Raj who called it Bassein Fort.

Vasai fort is built with some smaller granite, bricks, etc.purely western, Portuguese style.The architecture is a major difference. Surrounded on three sides by the sea and only accessible by land on one side the Vasai fort proved tough to conquer. A very high (30 to 35 ft.) and strong wall (30 to 40 ft) on the land side made it the impenetrable fort ever. The Portuguese were known fierce sea farers and they had a large fleet defending the fort from the sea side making this fort completely invincible.

The doors of the church are massive and the roof is very high. Next door to the church there is a huge funnel shaped tower and right next to it there are rooms around a storey tall with beautiful carvings on the pillars and arches. There are many broken down structures around the church. These structures are in a bad state.

The main entrance of the fort has two wooden doors through which one could enter the fort.The walls of the fort are in very good condition. It is nice to observe that these walls had survived five centuries.
To reach Vasai Fort, also known as Bassein Fort, one has to alight at Vasai Road station on the Churcgate – Virar railway route. You can board a state transport bus from the depot.Alternatively you can go there by a shared auto rickshaw. These are the public modes of transport.You can also hire a private vehicle to go there.

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