The Mangalore Diaries - Another Heritage Walk Central Maidan, St Rosario Cathedral, Municipal Corporation Building

Started off early this morning towards the St Rosario Cathedral, a 1568 church, the first Roman Catholic Church in South Canara. The design is inspired by the Sistine chapel.

Central Maidan

Fiza Nexus Mall

St Rosario Cathedral 

Poyyeda Igerji or the Church on the Sands was the first church to be built in Canara, established within the Sao Sebastio fort in 1568 - two tombstones dating back to 1600 were recovered from the Halekote area in 2009 confirming the presence of the church there. In 1784 it was demolished under Tipu Sultan's orders and resurrected in 1910-1915 in its present form. It is inspired by the St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.  

Rosario Premier League

Municipal Corporation Building

An interesting stone inscription

The Central Maidan, the St Rosario Cathedral, Municipal Corporation Office and so on.