I was on the scale, not only aesthetics, of the municipal edifices in Goa. On that count, none was (and still is) more grandiose than the one of Salcete, at Margao.
Panjim had a quaint one, with a clock tower and all. It was demolished to make way for the monstrosity that stands today -- which, one hears, is also planned to be torn down, perhaps to make way for another! Rgds, v On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 Gabriel de Figueiredo wrote :
Margão, Mapuça, Vasco, and even Quepem have rather good-looking Câmaras (Municipal buildings). Panjim does not. I was told by my dad that that a modern câmara was being built in the place where a so-called childrens’ garden stands today, next to the Garcia d’Orta (or Panjim Municipal garden, or rather, dump) is; apparently due to incorrect cement-concrete mixtures, the building collapsed whilst being built. Does anyone know the true story? And why a renewed attempt was never made? Gabriel.
