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Heritage house (29 May 2010 by the National Historical Institute) The Mercado Mansion is a heritage house located in Carcar, Cebu, Philippines. It is a two-storey bahay-na-bato painted Mediterranean blue owned by the Mercado clan along Cebu South Road. [1] It was declared a Heritage House by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines ...
Natalio Abad Ancestral House. constructed during the 1890s, one-storey U-shaped house made up of hardwood. Cebu. Barili, Cebu. Upload Photo. Eling Alquizola Ancestral House. constructed during the early 1900s, small house that is being supported by 10 wooden posts. Cebu.
Bahay na bato. The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato. The báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo of the ...
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]".
Oldest house in Batanes a Sinadumparan. In Central Luzon, There are two historical town centers declared by National Historical Commission of the Philippines as historic town centers in the region namely the Malolos Heritage Town in Bulacan [14] declared on August 15, 2001, and City of San Fernando Heritage District in Pampanga declared in 2004.
Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines.The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. [1] It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
Properties. Beverly Hills contains upscale homes with expansive views of downtown Cebu City. Some properties are worth over P30 million, and are owned by some of the richest and most powerful families of the city. [6] The subdivision contains a Taoist Temple set on a hillside, with many terraces, tiers and steps, stone rails and curved roofs.
Customs House, 1910. Previously known as the Aduana (Customs) building, it was originally built in 1910 to house the Bureau of Customs (BOC) office in the Port of Cebu City. It was designed by William E. Parsons, who was assigned as the architect of the Philippine government from 1905 to 1914.