(1874) It was raised on vaulted arches , richly decorated , and roofed with plates of gilded copper .It was encompassed by a quadrangular cloister , opening under verandahs , upon a terrace and gardens with odoriferous shrubs and trees , whose flowers were gathered by the priests for processions .De Souza entered the gates without resistance ; and his soldiers tore down the statues , which were more than a thousand in number .