The Cathedral of Nossa Senhora da Vida, the principal church within Vasai Fort, now a roofless shell.
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Castella de Aguada, a Portuguese-era watchtower on the rocks at Bandra's Land's End, facing the Sea Link.
Bandra FortBandraAn eight-lane cable-stayed bridge across Mahim Bay, best seen lit up from Bandra Fort.
Bandra-Worli Sea LinkBandraA Girgaon gateway station whose surrounds hold old wadis, sweet shops and the walk down to Girgaon Chowpatty.
Charni RoadGirgaonThe Franciscan church of St. Anthony inside Vasai Fort, its floor still set with old gravestones.
Church of St. Anthony, Vasai FortVasaiA Dominican church among the cluster of religious ruins inside Vasai Fort.
Dominican Church, Vasai FortVasaiAn 1864 sculpted fountain of the Roman goddess Flora, the busy pivot of the Fort business district.
Flora FountainFortA planned Edwardian business quarter of uniform stone facades, laid out on reclaimed dock land.
Ballard EstateA crowded shopping stretch of street stalls, cafes and colonial facades running through Colaba.
Colaba CausewayColabaUNESCO-listed rock-cut cave temples on an island an hour's ferry from the Gateway, centred on the great Trimurti.
Elephanta CavesElephanta IslandA ruined church inside Vasai Fort, its arches opening toward the creek.
Church of St. Joseph, Vasai FortVasaiA 15th-century dargah and mosque on an islet reached by a causeway that floods at high tide.
Haji Ali DargahWorliThe long suburban beach lined with bhelpuri stalls, and behind it the bungalows of the film industry.
Juhu BeachJuhuA domed Indo-Saracenic general post office near CST, its central hall crowned by an unsupported dome.
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