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Vasco House
 Location
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Ernakulam, Kerala
Significance
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Residence Of Vasco Da Gama
Built In
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Early 18th Century
Main Languages
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Malayalam, Hindi, English
Built in the sixteenth century, Vasco House is believed to have been the residence of Vasco Da Gama, the first European to reach the Kerala shores. It is one of the oldest Portuguese residences in Fort Cochin. The straight lines of the balcony-cum-verandah with a series of typical European glass-paned windows are characteristics of the European era in Cochin.
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