{"id":2432,"date":"2018-02-27T19:43:38","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T18:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelspotting.de\/?p=2432"},"modified":"2019-06-02T15:30:43","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T13:30:43","slug":"die-kirchen-von-old-goa-ehemals-maechtige-hauptstadt-goas-und-rom-des-ostens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelspotting.de\/en\/the-churches-of-old-goa-historial-leftovers-from-the-portugese-colonial-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"The Churches of Old Goa \u2013 Ancient Former Capital and “Rome of the East”"},"content":{"rendered":"Old Goa \u2013 the former capital of Goa has a number of old Christian buildings that are definitely worth seeing. First and foremost there are the two main buildings Basilika St. Francis and S\u00e9 Cathedral. This is an opportunity to see historic, Portugese buildings from the colonial time right in the middle of India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basilika St. Francis and S\u00e9 Cathedral<\/h2>\n

In its peak time between the 16th and 18th century, Old Goa was a big city with more residents than London. How powerful and influential this city was in this phase can be seen at the big churches that were built in those days. Even its Portuguese influence is still there. Due to a wave of malaria and cholera, the city had to be abandoned in the 18th century.<\/p>\n

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You find the Basilika St. Francis here, a very famous missionary from the east, whose deadly remains are buried here. The basilica dates back to 1594 and is more than 400 years old.<\/p>\n

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The second important building is S\u00e9 Cathedral, built between 1562 and 1619. Almost 80 meters in height, this is Asia\u2019s biggest church. These two main buildings are really impressive and make something unusual: a Christian church that big in the middle of Asia.<\/p>\n

Some more building are:<\/p>\n