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1. SE CATHEDRAL CASE STUDY Name: Vishaka Bothra Class: T.Y.Barch Sub.: CBF Guided By: Ar. Kuldeep Kaur Bhatia

2. Name : Se cathedral de Santa Catarina Location : old goa Country : India Denomination : roman catholic History Founded : 1619 Dedication : cathedrine of Alexandria Consecrated : 1640 Style : Portuguese - gothic Se cathedral

3. History One of the most ancient and celebrated religious buildings of Goa, this magnificent 16th century monument to the Roman Catholic rule in Goa under the Portuguese is the largest church in Asia. The Se Cathedral was built to commemorate the victory of the Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque over a Muslim army, leading to the capture of the city of Goa in 1510. Since the day of the victory happened to be on the feast of Saint Catherine, the cathedral was dedicated to her.

4. It was commissioned by Governor George Cabral to be enlarged in 1552 on the remains of an earlier structure. Construction of the church began in 1562 in the reign of King Dom Sebastiano. The cathedral was completed in 1619 and was consecrated in 1640. It had two towers, but one collapsed in 1776 and was never rebuilt.

5. Architecture The Se Cathedral is built in the Portuguese-Manueline style. This style of architecture was extremely popular in the late 16th Century. The exterior of this great cathedral is of the Tuscan order of architecture, notable for its plainness and simplicity. The church is 250 feet (76 m) in length and 181 feet (55 m) in breadth. The frontispiece stands 115 feet (35 m) high.

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7. The church is a false basilica (no clerestory windows between the nave and aisles) with nave, two side aisles and side chapels, transept and choir. The façade shows three bays with portals in the first storey and rectangular windows in the second. The additional central bay linked to its sides through curved walls resolves the height difference between nave and aisles and hides the roof behind it. An entablature between the storeys marks the gallery floor level over the entrance. Portals, windows and niches have detailed, erudite architectural frames, very close to the figures shown in the treatises, especially those of Serlio.

8. The Cathedral has been built on a raised plinth of laterite, covered over with lime plaster. There is a long nave , two aisles and a transept. A bell tower is located to the southern side of the façade. The nave is barrel-vaulted while the crossing is rib-vaulted.

9. Massive pillars support the vault in the nave and the choir, while the chapels on either side are separated by internal defences . The building is oblong on plan but has a cruciform layout in the interior. The main entrance in the façade has Corinthian columns on plinths supporting a pediment containing an inscription in Latin.

10. There are four chapels on either side of the nave, two of which have perforated wooden screens across the entrance. On the right of the nave, is the other screened chapel, the Chapel of the Cross of Miracles.

11. In the nave are two wooden pulpits projecting from two columns on the right. In the transept are six altars, three on either side of the main altar. The arches accommodating four of these altars are decorated with paintings depicting scenes from the lives of the saints. Six altars Main altar

12. In the nave, near the altar, to the right is a projecting gallery on which is kept an 18th century organ. In the nave near the altar are seats for the canon and a throne for the archbishop. To the right is a door that leads to the sacristy, which is a barrel-vaulted structure with gilded altar showing a church modelled after St. Peter's Church in Rome.

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