The Se Cathedral (3)
in Goa, India
The Se Cathedral was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque over a Muslim army, leading to the capture of the city of Goa in 1510. Since the day of the victory happened to be on the feast of Saint Catherine, the cathedral was dedicated to her.
It was commissioned by Governor George Cabral to be enlarged in 1552 on the remains of an earlier structure. Construction of the church began in 1562 in the reign of King Dom Sebastião. The cathedral was completed in 1619 and was consecrated in 1640.
The architecture style of the Se Cathedral is Portuguese-Manueline. The exterior is Tuscan, whereas the interior is Corinthian.
Alexa frost 31/03/2016 20:39
De très beaux détails montrés ici. La touche bleu que l'on retrouve aussi au Portugal.Big Hug !
Elvina Benoist-Audiau 31/03/2016 11:53
Splendid capture of the details of this carved bas-relief !!! Hugs, ElviGünter Nau 31/03/2016 11:41
Ein wunderschönes Innenleben der Kathedrale. Sehr gut fotografisch aufgenommen.Grüße Günter
lolita cecilia 29/03/2016 21:28
Fantástica esta imagen...Bellísima luz y una gran definición...
Un abrazo, Adele.
Lola
Christian Villain 29/03/2016 18:57
J'aime cette composition Excellente restitution des détails .Bravo .
Amitiés
Roberta Tomassetti 29/03/2016 16:08
Belissima immagineUn abbraccio Roberta
SINA 29/03/2016 15:01
GANZ WUNDERBAREIN SO SCHÖNES BILD DIESES SAKRALEN RAUMES
Sillon 29/03/2016 13:06
Magnificent Adele !! Splendid details and colors !! Have a nice day, Jérôme.Deryck 29/03/2016 12:08
The Portuguese Cathedrals interior are very different in style from other European cathedrals I have seen. This is beautiful and such intricate details. No wonder it took them so long to buildDeryck
Giampiero Mazzoleni 29/03/2016 11:51
Magnifica !!!!Die Mohnblumen 29/03/2016 6:26
Das sind unschätzbare Kunstwerke, die da geschaffen wurden.Eine feine Detailaufnahme.
Gefällt mir sehr gut.
LG K-H
PERSYN Thérèse 29/03/2016 0:32
Superbe, avec ces touches de bleu.....Amitiés
Thé
adriana lissandrini 28/03/2016 23:10
great shot of a sumptuous façade, rich in detailsin Cathedral interesting mix of styles
hugs, Adriana
Angelika El. 28/03/2016 23:04
Hier gibt es sehr viel zu entdecken. Die Gesichter in den grau-schwarzen Tönen sind etwas merkwürdig - bin ncoh nicht ganz hinter den Sinn gekommen!
LG! a.
claudine capello 28/03/2016 22:53
bella foto documento ! complimenti è uno stupendo particolare ben realizzato cl