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The architecture of the Philippines reflects the historical and cultural traditions in the country. Most prominent historic structures in the archipelago are influenced by Austronesian and American architectures. During three hundred thirty years of Spanish colonization, the Philippine architecture was dominated by the Spanish influences.
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 ...
v. t. e. The báhay kúbo, kubo, or payág (in the Visayan languages), is a type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines. [1][2] Often serving as an icon of Philippine culture, [3] its design heavily influenced the Spanish colonial-era bahay na bato architecture.
Ancestral houses of the Philippines. 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 ...
Vega Ancestral House. The Vega Ancestral House is one of the first Transition bahay na bato -inspired houses that has remained standing after witnessing different colonial periods of the Philippines through its estimated 200 years of existence. The house is located in Poblacion, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental. Its sculpted wooden atlases, known ...
Lazatin House. Ledesma Mansion. Legarda Ancestral House. Lichauco Heritage House. Lizares Mansion. Lopez Boat House. Lopez Heritage House.
St. La Salle Hall. Categories: Architecture in the Philippines by period or style. Neoclassical architecture by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
[4] [5] [6] Most are open-air, house-like buildings made of native materials. [7] [4] Some were originally pagoda-like (a style continued by natives who converted to Islam), and are now rare. [8] Other buildings have indigenous and Hispanic motifs (bahay na bato architecture and its prototypes).