FROM AROUND GOA
CELEBRATING 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TELESCOPE
Angriya: India’s first luxury cruise ship from Mumbai to Goa
Konkani film wins Best Regional Film at Karnataka State Film Awards
Sean Kingston to perform live in Goa at Oktoberfest Goa
A feast of classical music
Chaturang Theatre Festival to be held in Kala Academy
Silva Mansion
Silva Mansion, Margao
The house was commissioned in the second half of the 18th century by Ignacio Santana da Silva, an eminent personality of the time.
The bustling commercial capital acquires its unique architectural character due to the grand Indo-Portuguese homes
that adorn this township. Borda, a suburb not far from the city centre has the majestic Palacio Santana da Silva
towering up.
From the original Seven Gabled house, as it was called, now only three gables remain. The house was commissioned in the second half of the 18th century by Ignacio Santana da Silva, an eminent personality of the time.
It is the only palatial home to have steeply-inclined folded roofs. The façade displays careful treatment of the pilaster design, the pediments over the windows reveal a formal and decorative work in the purest Goan tradition.
As you enter, the staircase takes you up to the beautiful Baroque and Rococo styled chapel placed in the centre of the house.
The rest of the layout developed around a large interior court. As you walk along the main façade, there are three beautiful reception rooms. Then a fourth on the Western side.
You can still admire the frescos on the walls inside, along with the formidable collection of 18th century furniture.
Weekend Gateways
November 11, 2016Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Panjim
October 21, 2016Palolem Beach
October 18, 2016Terekhol River Goa
October 24, 2016Rachol Fort
November 11, 2016Shri Kamakshi Temple, Shiroda
October 25, 2016Indian Naval Aviation Museum
October 22, 2016Chapora Fort
October 25, 2016Museum of Christian Art
November 10, 2016Carlo Menze Art Gallery
October 25, 2016San Thome Museum
November 10, 2016Gitanjali Art Gallery
October 18, 2016Xendrem Beach Goa
October 21, 2016Baga Beach
October 21, 2016Anjuna Beach
October 19, 2016Arvalem Waterfall, Goa
October 21, 2016Solar dos Colacos mansion
October 19, 2016Rivona Waterfall
October 21, 2016Pinto de Rosario mansion
October 25, 2016Ashvek Vintage Car Museum
November 11, 2016Shree Shantadurga temple, Kavlem, Ponda
October 19, 2016Splashdown Waterpark
October 21, 2016Calangute Beach
November 11, 2016Three Kings Church, Cansaulim, Goa
October 19, 2016Vazra Sakla Falls
October 22, 2016Fort Tiracol
November 11, 2016Shri Nageshi Maharudra Temple
October 17, 2016Zuari River
November 11, 2016Shri Mangueshi Temple, Mangeshi
October 18, 2016Galgibag Beach Goa
October 24, 2016Corjuem Fort
October 21, 2016Silva Mansion
October 21, 2016Vagator Beach
November 11, 2016Shri Mahalasa Temple, Mardol
November 8, 2016Sunaparanta Goa Centre for the Arts
October 25, 2016Museum of Goa
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