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Item ID: 175995  
  

India Old Real Photo Postcard San St. Thome Cathedral MADRAS Basilica Church 51.

Vintage British Indian Old Real Photo Photograph Photographic Postcard. India, San Thome St. Thome' Cathedral, Church View. Madras. / San Thome Basilica is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Santhome, in the city of Chennai (Madras), India. It was built in the 16th century by Portuguese explorers, over the tomb of St Thomas, an apostle of Jesus. In 1893, it was rebuilt as a church with the status of a cathedral by the British. The British version still stands today. It was designed in Neo-Gothic style, favoured by British architects in the late 19th century.

Publisher: Higginbothams Ltd Madras & Bangalore A. Baggio & C. Torino
Series No: 51
Background: Madras, Chennai, is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. It is the 4th largest metropolitan city in India and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.

Price:£7.99€10.39US$10.95

India Old Real Photo Postcard San St. Thome Cathedral MADRAS Basilica Church 51.


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