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The Dutch Cemetery: The tomb stones here are the most authentic record of
the hundreds of Europeans who left their homeland on a mission to
expand their colonial empires and changed the course of history of this
land. The cemetery was consecrated in 1724 and is today managed by the
CSI. Thakur House which belongs to Ram Bahader Thakur and Company,
the David Hall built by the Dutch East India Company and the Cochin club
are other historical monuments that no tourist to Kochi can miss.
St. Francis Church: This is India’s oldest European church built in 1503 b