Tag Archives: Bassein Fort

Vasai Fort City Heritage Walk

When: Sunday, 2nd October 2016 Time: 09:30 AM to 12:30 PM RSVP: Vasai Fort City Heritage Walk Facebook Event Details An Half day event were, Group interested in Numismatics, Archaeology and History will walk around talking about stories related to the History of Vasai Fort. Pascal

Church Bells of Bassein Fort

There were seven churches in Bassein Fort: 2 were managed by the secular clergy and the remaining 5 were managed by the religious Orders of the Franciscans, Dominicans, Augustinians, Jesuits and Knights Hospitaller. On 23 May 1739, one week later, after the Treaty of Bassein was

Restoration work ruining Vasai fort, says activist

Historic inscriptions on the 500-year-old Portuguese fort at Vasai are being damaged due to the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) wrong conservation practices, local residents have alleged. “The ASI’s restoration project is damaging the fort. The ancient inscriptions on the premises of the fort have