Goan Architecture
Thursday, September 13, 2007There must be more to Goa than the Design Yatra. You bet :) and I'm coming to that. The state is visual delight for more reasons than natural. Yes, it is verdant, lush, with the sea lacing its edges & peeping in every now & then. What's unmissable though, are the colourful delightful Goan homes that dot the road. And their loyalty to a style of architecture which is quintessentially Goan. I won't presume to speak of about Goan Architecture (you can read about it here) but I did go clickety click & here's what i saw...
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Yet each one was different
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Coloured brightly
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Some had seriously ornate work on it.
Taj Holiday Village, Goa has some pretty little cottages that pay homage to this style. I found them on Ashwin Hegde's flickr photostream which has lots more of beautiful Goa.
Coming up next is the stationery from DesignYatra I promised to share & this seriously sexy store that I checked out in Goa. Stay tuned :)
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