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19th-century religious buildings and structures in the Philippines (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "19th-century architecture in the Philippines" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
A large bahay kubo with walls made of thatch, c. 1900. The Filipino term báhay kúbo roughly means "country house", from Tagalog.The term báhay ("house") is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay referring to "public building" or "community house"; [4] while the term kúbo ("hut" or "[one-room] country hut") is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu, "field hut [in rice fields]".
After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was influenced by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern City of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino ...
Ancestral houses of the Philippines or Heritage Houses are homes owned and preserved by the same family for several generations as part of the Filipino family culture. [1] It corresponds to long tradition by Filipino people of giving reverence for ancestors and elders. Houses could be a simple house to a mansion.
A planned city established in the 1920s, the city's architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean Revival style, mandated in the original plan. The city was developed by George E. Merrick, a real estate developer from Pennsylvania, during the Florida land boom of the 1920s. The Coral Gables Congregational Church, donated by Merrick, and the ...
The present church was built by the Rev. Manuel Diez, O.S.A. and the Rev. Casimiro Herrero, O.S.A. in the second half of the 19th century. Since the early days, the traditional fluvial procession of Santo Niño has attracted thousands of visitors to Tondo. San Sebastian Church: Quiapo: 1891 [17] Designed by Genaro Palacios.
The house was adjudged as most representative of 18th-century architecture unique to the Philippines, a requirement for a Nationality Room. [4] As of 2021, there are 31 Nationality Rooms in the Cathedral of Learning, all representing 18th-century architecture of different countries. [ 5 ]