Dutch Cemetery & St Francis Church
22.12.2017 - 22.12.2017
Dutch Cemetery
The Dutch Cemetery was rather run down.
http://www.keralatourism.org/kochi/dutch-cemetery-fort-kochi.php
http://www.karmakerala.com/guide/dutch-cemetary.html
Love the goal posts
St Francis Church
St Francis Church was open and being lazy didn't want to take my shoes off. Knowing that we would revisit the church tomorrow, I opted to taking photos from the entrance.
St. Francis Church, in Fort Kochi (a.k.a. Fort Cochin), Kochi, originally built in 1503, is the oldest European church in India and has great historical significance as a mute witness to the European colonial struggle in the subcontinent. The Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama died in Kochi in 1524 when he was on his third visit to India. His body was originally buried in this church, but after fourteen years his remains were removed to Lisbon Thanks Mr Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Church,_Kochi
Posted by bruceontour 00:41 Archived in India Tagged church kerela st_francis_church fort_kochi dutch_cemetery