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These may appear purely decorative, but have their origins in similar mouldings in the windows of Portuguese houses. There these elements of style were devices to help sailors identify their homes at a distance as they sailed in. The design is therefore an import but serves a similar purpose in Goa: to help construct the identity of the home.
The Rodrigues Home is a mansion that is located in Verna, in the Indian coastal state of Goa. The mansion has gained attention due to its association with numerous reported paranormal incidents. Described by The Times of India as "normal-looking," the mansion continues to be occupied by the Rodrigues family.
Factors that influenced residential design in Goa include: Protection from fierce seasonal monsoons. Portuguese Empire rule and the subsequent Christianisation of Goa allowed Catholic Goans to travel all over the world without fear. When these Goan travellers returned home, they brought with them ideas and influences from other countries.
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Clock Tower at Vasco da Gama, Goa. In 2015, after a campaign by the Goa Heritage Action Group and the History Lovers Group, the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) decided to renovate the clock tower of the municipal market in the heart of the city. Built in 1921, the complex is an example of Art Deco style of architecture.
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The Cathedral of Goa, the cathedral for Portuguese India, embodies most all of what Portuguese colonial religious architecture stood for. The cathedral was built to commemorate a Christian victory, that of Afonso de Albuquerque over the Moslems, and the edifice is built in a grandiose Portuguese classical style.