Tangible

Heritage
Of
Goa
Group – 1

NAME: AYRA, TEERTHA, SADIYA, HAJRA, PALAK, SIDDHANT, FARAAZ, AGNI

ROLL NO: 22, 04, 41, 40, 48, 42, 20, 13

 Sé Cathedral

It is one of the largest churches in Asia and

also called as Sé Cathedral de Santa
Catarina. It is one of the oldest and most
celebrated religious buildings in Goa. It is
also part of the UNESCO World Heritage
Site (Churches & Convents of Goa)

Basilica of Bom Jesus

 The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a Roman
Catholic Church located in Old Goa. The
church completed its construction in the year
1604 and stands as an epitome of the
Portuguese colonial architecture and Baroque
architecture. The surroundings are frolicked
with paintings and carvings directly from the
Bible, and it also has a gallery that inhabits oil
paintings belonging to the years 1973 and
1976.

St Estevam
 St Estevam is an Island in Tiswadi, Goa. It is
encircled by the Mandovi River on all sides
and was connected to the mainland by the
bridge only in the mid-1980s. Also known as
Juvem and in the past it was known as
Shakecho Juvo - the isle of vegetables. Santo
Estevao is most famous for its premium seven-
ridged, light-green and long lady finger or
okra. That's why many people refer to
villagers as ‘bhendde’. Juvem is the fourth
largest island in Goa.

Museum of Goa
(MOG)
 Museum of Goa (MOG)
celebrates Goa’s history
and people through
contemporary art. MOG is
envisioned not just as a
repository of objects, but as
a laboratory of ideas where all forms of art are in
constant dialogue with each other. The Museum,
founded by Goan artist, Subodh Kerkar, in 2015, seeks
to bring art and local history to larger audiences in an
attempt to bridge the cultural gap in the country. Apart
from taking contemporary art to the larger public, we
are also a pedagogical experiment in narrating history.
MOG translates to ‘love’ in Konkani, and we believe
that love and empathy are the tools with which to build
the future.

SAFA MASJID
Safa Masjid, also called the Safa Shahouri Masjid is one
of the oldest mosques in Goa. It was built by Ibrahim
Adil Shah in 1560. Safa is Arabic for ‘Pure’ and the
mosque rightly justifies the term. The single chambered
mosque has a modest prayer room and an olden style
terracotta roof. The overall structural framework is
quite similar to a 16th century Portuguese home. The
star attraction of Safa Masjid is the huge laterite stone
masonry tank with turquoise waters that is located
within the mosque complex. The tank has over 40
hammams built in Mihrab style of architecture.

Mahadev Temple (Tambdi Surla)

 The most ancient temple in the whole of Goa
is Mahadev temple located at a place called
Tambi Surla at Mollem. The temple itself was
built in Jain style in the Twelfth century.
There are some interesting details about the
construction itself which has led to debates
about the actual origins of the temple. The
temple is built in a place which is quite
inaccessible and away from the main
settlements of the time. The small, beautifully
carved and perfectly proportioned black basalt
temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva is
considered to be the only specimen of
Kadamba-Yadava architecture in basalt stone
preserved and available in Goa.
Cabo de Rama Fort (Canacona)
 Praça do Cabo de Rama is a medieval hill fort on
the coast of Canacona, Goa. The present structure
with its walls, moats, ramparts turrets, chapel and
cannons are remnants of the Portuguese era. The
Portuguese equipped it with 21 guns and installed
military barracks, a commander's quarter and a
chapel. Chapel of Saint Anthony (Capela de Santo
António) is located inside the fort, which is still
used by devotees. Over the time, the fort turned to
a prison which was under the govt till 1955. The
fort is in partial ruins but a part of tourist attraction
in Goa.

Reis Magos Fort

 The fort which stands on the hill overlooking the
Reis Magos Church today, is by no means the
original structure, nor is it the first to have been
constructed in this locale. The first incarnation of
this fort was a military outpost, built in 1493 by
the Adil Shahi Sultanate of Bijapur. Constructed of
the readily available and extremely durable laterite
rock, the walls are high and formidable due to their
steep slopes. There are cylindrical turrets or
watchtowers, typical of Portuguese fort
architecture at strategic points along the walls. The
fort also has within its walls a fresh water spring
which kept the troops well-supplied with this
essential resource.