The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Panjim, India

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The colonial Portuguese Baroque style church was first built in 1541 as a chapel on a hill side overlooking the city of Panjim. It was eventually replaced by a larger church in the 1600s as part of Portuguese Goa's religious expansion.

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Size: 5988px × 4648px
Location: Panjim, Goa, India
Photo credit: © Janek / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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