INTACH launches ‘Album of the Porches’, documenting Mangalorean Catholic heritage homes
With their distinctive architecture and enduring family histories, traditional Mangalorean Catholic houses are among the city’s most recognisable heritage landmarks. Albuquerque & Sons, and Mona Mendonca, assistant professor and head of the Department of History at St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University).Introducing the project, INTACH Mangaluru Chapter convener and architect Subhas Chandra Basu said the book documents a unique architectural tradition that has long distinguished Mangaluru’s Catholic community.
- ▪With their distinctive architecture and enduring family histories, traditional Mangalorean Catholic houses are among the city’s most recognisable heritage landmarks.
- ▪Albuquerque & Sons, and Mona Mendonca, assistant professor and head of the Department of History at St.
- ▪Aloysius (Deemed to be University).Introducing the project, INTACH Mangaluru Chapter convener and architect Subhas Chandra Basu said the book documents a unique architectural tradition that has long distinguished Mangaluru’s Catholic commun
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With their distinctive architecture and enduring family histories, traditional Mangalorean Catholic houses are among the city’s most recognisable heritage landmarks. Capturing their architectural beauty and rich history, the Mangaluru Chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) released a commemorative book, titled “Album of the Porches: A Photographic Documentation of Mangalorean Catholic Houses”, at Mount Pleasant, a historic Catholic heritage home, on Saturday.The 242-page book was released by of A. Albuquerque & Sons, and Mona Mendonca, assistant professor and head of the Department of History at St.
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