It is an ASI protected Monument of National Importance in Goa.

The side of the arch that faces the river, has a deer emblem on Vasco da Gama's coat of arms.

The arch has a statue of Vasco da Gama at the centre.

[1] The side that faces the city has a sculpture of a European woman wearing a crown and a robe, holding a sword in one hand and an open book in the other.

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