Nostalgia pic #21 ______________ 1924 - 2004: then and now - Secretariat, Panjim - 80 years apart. Apparently the oldest standing building in Panjim (Goa?), the Idalcao or Adil Shah's palace built in 1500, served as a rest- house for Portuguese Governors, then the Viceroy's residence after the 1759 remodeling. The picture on the left was taken half a dozen years after the 1918 cosmetic changes, when government departments like the Captain of Ports and the Attorney General started using it.
After Liberation it became known as the "Secretariat" and housed the Legislative Assembly of the Goa government, on the banks of the Mandovi. The Pic on the right shows the Secretariat more recently - the Legislative Assembly has moved to the new complex at Porvorim. Back to Adil Shah! http://2008goanconvention.com/nostalgia.php Pictures - courtesy: Sanjeev Sardessai; Kenilworth Hotels. FR. _________________________________________________________________