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26-DEC-2010 JPC

The Portuguese Governor's Palace

Cochin, Kerala, India view map

Unfortunately, now named the 'Dutch' Palace...
History does NOT lie!
When the Dutch pirates took Cochim from the Portuguese, after the union of the Portuguese Crown to the Spanish, in 1585, they tried (with success) to erase the presence of the old masters in the old capital...

Nikon D700 ,Sigma 28mm f1.8 EX ASP DG Macro
1/200s f/16.0 at 28.0mm iso200 full exif

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fotabug08-Nov-2014 06:08
Beautiful colors