St.
Francis'
Church
:
It
is
the
oldest
surviving
European
church
in
India.
The
chants
of
the
Roman
catholic
was
first
heard
in
India
from
this
church.
Built
as
a
wooden
structure
by
the
friars
accompanying
the
Portuguese
to
India
in
the
year
1503.
It
was
later
renovated
by
the
followers
of
St
Francisco
in
the
16th
century.
The
Dutch
palace
:
Situated
at
Mattancherry,
the
palace
was
built
by
the
Portuguese
and
offered
as
gifts
to
the
then
Cochin
ruler
Vira
Kerala
Varma
in
the
year
1555.The
wooden
ceilings
of
the
coronation
hall
were
incorporated
by
the
Dutch
and
hence
the
name
remained
as
the
Dutch
Palace.
The
greatness
lies
in
the
mural
paintings
done
on
the
wall
of
the
palace.
Near
about
forty-five
scenes
from
the
epic
Ramayana
adore
the
walls
of
the
bedchamber.
Chinese
Fishing
Nets
in
Cochin
Harbor
:
The
fishing
nets
in
the
harbor
are
a
wonderful
sight.
These
cobweb
like
structure
falls
suspended
from
a
wooden
frame
work
forming
a
delicate
silhouette
beautiful
to
look
at
when
the
sun
sets
,giving
out
shades
of
crimson.
Jewish
Synagogue
:
Placed
in
Mattancheri,
this
ancient
synagogue
was
built
by
the
Jewish
community
thriving
the
place
in
around
1568.
Still
preserved
carefully,
the
religious
scrolls
and
hand
painted
tiles
from
China
decorate
the
structure.
