CASA DOS PROENÇA, CALANGUTE More than 500 years after it was built Proenca House still stands serenely near the busy Calangute market junction. |
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION The most outstanding structure at Calangute is the Casa dos Proenca. This mansion was built in the 18th-century by a few wealthy families of the area. It stands north of the market. It’s famous for its good ventilation, something all the Portuguese houses and palaces of the time had. Another similar building is the Casa Braganza, built in the 19th-century. More... More than 500 years after it was built Proenca House still stands serenely near the busy Calangute market junction. It is not easy to miss this two-storey house, painted a bright yellow and rust. With its Hindu-style inner courtyard, this house pre-dates the Portuguese invasion. Magnificent frescos still adorn the walls of the first floor landing. More... The Proenca house of Calangute in bardez taluka is also another example of such architecture. The house has the old Hindu part and the new part which was built later during the Portuguese period says Mr Joaquim Proenca, the owner as he points out to the windows in the ground floor of the house. More... As far as house décor is concerned, Casa Proenca in Calangute has a bullock cart wheel fixed to the front wall of the house. The bullock cart may be outdated but every time people pass by the house, it reminds them of the good old days and of the oldest transportation in Goa! More... |
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