Heritage of the built environment of goa a palimsest
By: Hattangadi, Maanasi
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(3), March.Description: 52-59p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: The unique cultural, urban, artistic and social land-
scape of Goa has evolved as a kaleidoscopic narrative. It
has witnessed and grown under the reigns of the Kadam-
ba dynasty, the Vijayanagara empire, the Bahmani Sultan-
ate, the Bijapur Sultanate and the Portuguese until 1961.
India’s smallest state, Goa, has fostered human oc-
cupation that can be evidenced back to at least the Lower
Palaeolithic Age. Though the influences of each period
cannot be formally consolidated and presented in distinct
regions, they are found ubiquitously in the architecture
across Goa in a trans-cultural, heterogeneous landscape.
Temple complexes, palacios of European noblemen, church-
es (many of which are now designated as world heritage
sites), forts and civic buildings (now restored and open to
functioning with new programmes). Old Latin quarters,
the hinterland villages, local crafts and skills such as kaavi
mural art are intrinsically a part of the built environment.
Modern buildings by contemporary architects such
as Charles Correa and Achyut Kanvinde also constitutes
heritage in Goa. This region, abutted by the western ghats
and the Arabian Sea, with all its geographical diversity
and a unique urban system, historical stratifications and
multiplicity of styles, the buildings all maintain their
architectural and aesthetic qualities and bear an indepen-
dent yet syncretic identity.
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The unique cultural, urban, artistic and social land-
scape of Goa has evolved as a kaleidoscopic narrative. It
has witnessed and grown under the reigns of the Kadam-
ba dynasty, the Vijayanagara empire, the Bahmani Sultan-
ate, the Bijapur Sultanate and the Portuguese until 1961.
India’s smallest state, Goa, has fostered human oc-
cupation that can be evidenced back to at least the Lower
Palaeolithic Age. Though the influences of each period
cannot be formally consolidated and presented in distinct
regions, they are found ubiquitously in the architecture
across Goa in a trans-cultural, heterogeneous landscape.
Temple complexes, palacios of European noblemen, church-
es (many of which are now designated as world heritage
sites), forts and civic buildings (now restored and open to
functioning with new programmes). Old Latin quarters,
the hinterland villages, local crafts and skills such as kaavi
mural art are intrinsically a part of the built environment.
Modern buildings by contemporary architects such
as Charles Correa and Achyut Kanvinde also constitutes
heritage in Goa. This region, abutted by the western ghats
and the Arabian Sea, with all its geographical diversity
and a unique urban system, historical stratifications and
multiplicity of styles, the buildings all maintain their
architectural and aesthetic qualities and bear an indepen-
dent yet syncretic identity.
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