it’s heritage museum of old goa. It’s a church now it level up to museum because it’s old one it’s situated in Goa india. The old Portuguese church the name of the church is basilica of bom.The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Goa, India, and is part of the Churches and convents of Goa UNESCO World Heritage Site. The basilica is located in Old Goa, former capital of Portuguese India, and holds the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier
From the 16th to the 18th centuries, when Old Goa’s population exceeded that of Lisbon or London, Goa’s former capital was considered the ‘Rome of the East’. You can still sense that grandeur as you wander what’s left of the city, with its towering churches and cathedrals and majestic convents. Its rise under the Portuguese, from 1510, was meteoric, but cholera and malaria outbreaks forced the abandonment of the city in the 17th century. In 1843 the capital was officially shifted to Panaji. Some of the most imposing churches and cathedrals are still in use and are remarkably well preserved, while other historical buildings have become museums or simply ruins.
and is a World Heritage Monument. Some of the most impressive construction elements of the Basilica are basalt pillar, black granite walls and tiled roof with slopes. The gilded pillars, walls, and church altar have ornate inscriptions in Latin and Portuguese language.
The crumbling remains of the Church of St. Augustine in Old Goa perhaps serve as the perfect metaphor for the fallen era of Portuguese colonisation. All that remains of the old church is a 46-metre high tower which was once the belfry of the structure.
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About the photograph it’s heritage museum of old goa. It’s a church now it level up to museum because it’s old one it’s situated in Goa india. The old Portuguese church the name of the church is basilica of bom.The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a Roman Catholic basilica located in Goa, India, and is part of the Churches and convents of Goa UNESCO World Heritage Site. The basilica is located in Old Goa, former capital of Portuguese India, and holds the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier
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