ARCHITECTURE OF

GOAN CATHOLICS
CHURCHES AND FORTS OF GOA DURING PORTUGUESE INVASION

ARCHITECTURE OF GOAN CATHOLICS GEORGE BEN, ABISHA

 HISTORY AND PERIOD

 Developed over the long colonial Portuguese India era (1500s−1961).

 Arrival of many Roman Catholic missionaries, particularly the Portuguese Jesuits, lead to
building many churches in Goa.
 The Goan Catholic style of constructing churches thus came to be influenced by the
Portuguese style.
 Many of the 16th and 17th colonial Catholic churches were built in the Portuguese
Baroque style
 Notable are the Se Cathedral and Basilica of Bom Jesus.

ARCHITECTURE OF GOAN CATHOLICS GEORGE BEN, ABISHA

 CHURCH OF BOM SE CATHEDRAL
JESUS Founded : 1619
Built: 1594-1605 Style: Portuguese-Gothic
Style: Baroque

1600 1610 1620

St. AUGUSTINES OUR LADY OF

TOWER IMMACULATE
Built: 1602 CONCEPTION CHURCH
Style: Portuguese Founded: 1541
Rebuilt: 1609
Style: Portuguese-Baroque
ARCHITECTURE OF GOAN CATHOLICS GEORGE BEN, ABISHA
 DEVELOPMENT OF GOAN CHURCH
ARCHITECTURE
 Various Christian denominations built monumental churches, basilicas, cathedrals, chapels,
convents and nunneries in Old Goa, in the styles developing in 16th-18th century Europe
—mannerist, baroque and rococo.
 The churches also reflect the Manueline style which was prevalent in early 16th-century
Portugal, named after King Manuel I
 The Manueline style exhibits elements of design and craftsmanship adapted from medieval
Portuguese and Islamic architecture, along with motifs from ships and the sea-faring
world.
 The churches of Goa are also significant for their collections of Christian art, sacred relics
and religious iconography.

ARCHITECTURE OF GOAN CATHOLICS GEORGE BEN, ABISHA

 FEATURES OF GOAN CHURCH
ARCHITECTURE
 Constructed of laterite stones and lime plastered which displays the affluent Architectural
fusion of Renaissance and Baroque styles.
 Highly ornamental Alter, mostly golden in colour and massive in scale and has the pulpit
away from the alter.
 Structure is composed of cross shaped plan with a central nave and side aisles, sloping roof.
 No clerestory provided over nave but on side walls of aisles itself.
 Has three external openings accessing the nave and aisles on the front façade
 Mostly symmetrical on elevation with towers on either sides holding the curfew bell.

ARCHITECTURE OF GOAN CATHOLICS GEORGE BEN, ABISHA

 ST
AUGUSTINE’S
TOWER

ST. AUGUSTINE’S TOWER DELCIA, RENITA

 INTRODUCTION

 Located : Goa (India)

 Founded :1597;421 years ago
 Completed :1602
 The picture shows the ruins of the
only remaining tower.

Source: Wikipedia

ST. AUGUSTINE’S TOWER DELCIA, RENITA

  St Augustine’s church: the ancient piece of old Goa.
The only standing structure of what was once the site for the Augustinian orders.
Built in 1602 by the Augustinian friars who arrived in goa in 1587.

ST. AUGUSTINE’S TOWER DELCIA, RENITA

  The 46 meter- high imposing tower of one
of the seven churches located on and
between seven hills in and around velha was
one of the great features.
 It was abandoned in the year 1835 due to
the deserting of the old Goa because of
continual series of deadly epidemics that
plagued that area.
 In the first half of the twentieth century in
1931, the façade and the half of the bel
tower fell down and few years later in 1938,
other section of the structure fell down
bringing down with them significant
sections of the structure.
Source: pic: google pictures

tour presentation reference

ST. AUGUSTINE’S TOWER DELCIA, RENITA

  The only remain standing is the one
tower of the five storey building that it
was.
 The area has now been cleared and being
conserved for posterity.

Source: Wikipedia

ST. AUGUSTINE’S TOWER DELCIA, RENITA

 CATHEDRAL OF
BOM JESUS

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

 INTRODUCTION
 Location: Old Goa
 Country: India
 Denomination: Roman Catholic
 Founded: 1594
 Consecrated: 1605
 Dedicated: St. Francis Xavier
 Status: Minor Basilica
 Style: Baroque Architecture
SOURCE: slideshare.com

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

HISTORY
 This world heritage monument has emerged
as a landmark in the history of Christianity.
 It contains the body of St. Francis Xavier.
 A part of the building was accidentally
burnt down in 1663 and was rebuilt in 1783.
 The church was constructed with laterite
stone that was brought from Bassein which
is 300km away from Goa.

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

 Mausoleum of Saint Francis Xavier
 Mausoleum of Saint Francis Xavier is
present here. There is a silver casket on top
of it in which body of the saint is kept.
 Giovanni Battista Foggini was the
architect and designer of the mausoleum
and it took around ten years to complete its
construction.
 The mausoleum was constructed on a base
of Jasper which is red and purple coloured
and has been adorned with marble.

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

Professed House
 There is a professed house nearby the
church which is a two-storey building
and has lime plaster on the outer walls.
 The church and the house are linked
through a colonnaded arcade.
 Jesuits built the house in 16th century
whose façade was built by black granite.
 The construction of the house was
started in 1585 and completed in 1589.

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

 ARCHITECTURE
 The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a monument
typical of the classic forms of plane
architecture, introduced by the Society of
Jesus, otherwise known as the Jesuits.
 The façade which is of granite, represents
features of five styles of architecture: Roman,
Ionic, Doric, Corinthian and Composite.
 It measures 183 ft in length, 55 ft in breadth
and 61 ft in height. The main alter is 54 ft
high and 30 ft broad.
 The interior of the church is built in Mosaico-
Corinthian style and is remarkable for its
charming simplicity.
SOURCE: wikipedia

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

 PLAN
 The church is cruciform on plan.
 The flying buttresses on the northern
side of the church are recent additions.
A single-storeyed structure adjoining
the church on its southern wing
connects it with the professed house.
 It has a main entrance flanked by two
smaller ones, each having Corinthian
columns supporting a pediment.

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

PLAN
 As one enters, beneath the choir, to the right is an alter of St.
Antony.
 To the left is an exceedingly well-carved wooden statue of
St. Francis Xavier.
 A projecting gallery, which as intended for the use of
dignitaries on solemn occasions, runs along the two longer
sides of the church.
 The main altar at the end of the nave is flanked by two
decorated altars in the transept, one dedicated to Our Lady of
Hope and the other to St. Michael.
 In the transept on the northern side is the Chapel of the
Blessed Sacrament.
 In the southern side in the transept is a chapel where the
sacred relics of the body of St. Francis Xavier is kept.
Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT
 SECTION

SOURCE: wikipedia

Cathedral of Bom Jesus VINILA VINCENT

 THE SE
CATHEDRAL,VELHA
GOA

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES
 THE SE CATHEDRAL

 Name: se cathedral de santa catarina

 Location: old goa
 Country: india
 Denomination: roman catholic
 Founded: 1619
 Dedication: catherine of alexandraia
 Consecrated: 1640
 Status: cathedral
 Style: portugese gothic
SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES
 HISTORY

1.Largest church in asia.

2.The se cathedral was built to commemorate the victory of the
portugese army over a muslim army leading to the capture of the city
of goa in 1510.
3.It was commissioned by governor george cabral to be enlarged in
1552 on the reamins of an earlier structure.
Construction of the church began in 1562.
4.The cathedral was completed in 1619 and was consecrated in 1640.
5.It had two towers,but one collapsed in1776 and was never rebuilt.

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES
 ARCHITECTURE

 Built in the portugese-manueline style.

 It combine elements of late gothic with spanish plateresque style,mudejar,flemish
architecture and italian urban design.
 The exterior is of tuscan order ,notable for its plainness and simplicity.
 The church is of 250 feet(76m) in length ,181 feet(55m) breadth.The fontispiece stands 115
feet (35m) high.
 The church is of false basilica with nave two side aisles and side chapels,transept and choir.
 The façade has three bays with portals in the first storey and rectangular windows in the
second.
 The additional central bay linked to its sides through curved walls resolves the height
difference between nave and aisles and hides the roof behind it.

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES
SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES
  An entablature between the storeys marks the gallery floor level over the entrance.
 Portals,windows and niches have detailed,erudite architectural frames.
 Built on a raised plinth of laterite,covered over with lime plaster.
 A bell tower located to the soth side of the façade.
 The nave is barrel vaulted and the crossing is rib vaulted.
 Massive pillars support the vault in the nave and choir.
 Building is oblong on plan but has a cruciform layout in the interior.
 The main entrance in the façade has corinthian columns on plinths supporting a pediment
containing an inscription in latin.
 There are 4 chapels on either side of the nave,two of which have perforated wooden screens
across the entrance and these screens have high degree of carvings.
 Towering above the main altar is the huge gilded reredos.

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES
 ARCHITECTURAL PROPOTIONS

 The crossing including the

built piers supporting the groin
vault,is the satrting point of the
propotion analysis.

 The crossings free space

without angulation we get
another square

SE CATHEDRAL CHELSA JAMES

 OUR LADY OF IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION CHURCH,GOA

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 INTRODUCTION
 The colonial Portuguese Baroque style church was first built in 1541 as a chapel on a
hill side overlooking the city of Panjim.
 One of the oldest churches in Goa, located at the centre of Panaji.
 Originally built to welcome sailors home, the church is over 450 years old.
 This church houses the ancient bell that was removed from the Augustinian ruins.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 The church towers over the city with the statue of Mother Mary at the front casting a
watchful eye over its inhabitants.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 FEATURES
 The exterior facade of the church, rich with Portuguese Baroque
style architectural elements is painted a bright white to signify the
Immaculate virgin, Mary.
 The tall belfry atop of the façade houses the bell from Augustinian
monastery.
 The imposing façade is distinctive with its two towers and centrally
placed taller belfry.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 The church is laid out in the orthodox cruciform fashion with a nave and a transept. 

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

  Inside is an ornate jewel in Goan
Catholicism’s trademark blue, white and
gold, wood carved into gilt corkscrews,
heavy chandeliers and chintz.
 The classic baroque main altar reredos
(screens) are sandwiched between altars to
Jesus the Crucified and to Our Lady of the
Rosary.
 The church is laid out in the orthodox
cruciform fashion with a nave and a transept.
SOURCE:GOOGLE IMAGES

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 CHURCH OF
ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISI

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

  The Church of St. Francis of
Assisi was built in 1661 by
the Portuguese in
the Portuguese Viceroyalty of
India.

SOURCE:GOOGLE IMAGES

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 NOT TO SCALE
SOURCE: GOOGLE IMAGES

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

  Structure is built with blocks and is lime plastered.
 To the north of the altar there ilaterite s a belfry.
 The exterior of the Church is of Tuscan order, while the main entrance is of Manuline
order.
 The main altar is Baroque with Corinthian features.
 There are no aisle, but only a nave which is rib vaulted.

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

  The internal buttress walls, separating
the chapels and supporting the gallery
on top, have frescoes showing intricate
floral designs.

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

  Beneath a ribbed vault with frescoes showing floral
decorations, is the main altar which is gilded and
has a richly carved niche which has a tabernacle
supported by four evangelists.

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR
 Source:https://www.slideshare.net/nss_akhil4347/goa-church-architecture

ST. FRANCIS ASSISI CHURCH PADMAJA JAYAKUMAR

 AGUADA FORT,
GOA

AGUADA FORT GLADIS, SNEHA SARA

 LOCATION
 This old Portuguese fort stands on the
beach south of Candolim, at the shore
of the Mandovi River. It was initially
tasked with defense of shipping and
the nearby Bardez sub district.
 It envelops the entire peninsula at the
south western tip of Bardez ,it was
strategically located and was the chief
defence of Portuguese against
the Dutch and Marathas.

AGUADA FORT GLADIS, SNEHA SARA

 HISTORY
 The fort was constructed in 1612 to
guard against the Dutch and the
Marathas. It was a reference point for
the vessels coming from Europe at that
time.
 This fort is divided in two segments:
 the upper part acted as fort and
watering station (moat, underground water storage
chamber, gunpowder room, light house and bastions, secret escape
passage )

 lower part served as a safe berth for

Portuguese ships.

AGUADA FORT GLADIS, SNEHA SARA

 Interesting features
A freshwater spring within the fort provided water supply to
the ships that used to stop by. This is how the fort got its name:
aguada, meaning water.
 It has the capacity of storing 2,376,000 gallons of water
 Aguada lighthouse:
 This is one of oldest of its kinds in Asia as it was built in 1864.
It is a four storeyed structure
 Lighthouse was constructed ton guide ships into safe harbour
 aguada jail:
 During the Salazar administration, fort aguada was repurposed
for use as a prison primarily, some claim, for Salazar's political
opponents
 It is one of the largest jail in goa

AGUADA FORT GLADIS, SNEHA SARA

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