The 16th-century churches to be found in Velha (Old) Goa have been beautifully restored, but you will doubtlessly notice that without the town buildings that used to surround them, they have acquired the strangely melancholic air of old museum-pieces.
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Without any other buildings around them, the restored churches seem like artifacts on display in a museum.
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Because the restored churches are in the center of such a busy area, visitors might not even guess at how old they are.