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style. The crowning achievement in church-building was the erection of Nossa Senhora da Gloria at Byculla (1912), an imposing structure in English Gothic style.
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The church’s beauty has inspired many filmmakers to shoot their films on its premises. Prominent among them was
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in 1572. The old church was demolished in 1911 and the present one, built at
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church was funded by the De Souza e Lima family, who owned the
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UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
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20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in India
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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Year consecrated
Byculla
Mumbai
India
Geographic coordinates
18°58′30″N 72°50′03″E / 18.975°N 72.834167°E / 18.975; 72.834167
Style
English
Revival
Minaret
Portuguese
Roman Catholic
Mumbai
Franciscans
Byculla
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation
Franciscan
Mazagaon
King of Portugal
Byculla
English
Revival
Manmohan Desai
Amar Akbar Anthony

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