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Marked Historical Structures of the Philippines. Those structures with the black cast-iron historical markers , posted by the National Historical Committee, National Historical Institute, and/or National Historical Commission.
Historic sites in the Philippines are designated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies through the installation of historical markers (Filipino: panandang pangkasaysayan). [1] The following are lists of NHCP historical markers by region:
The history of the Philippines dates from the earliest hominin activity in the archipelago at least by 709,000 years ago. [1] Homo luzonensis, a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon [2] [3] at least by 134,000 years ago. [4] The earliest known anatomically modern human was from Tabon Caves in Palawan dating about 47,000 ...
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies install historical markers (Filipino: Panandang pangkasaysayan; Spanish: Marcador histórico or Placa histórica) in the Philippines and overseas to signify important and historic events, persons, [1] [2] sites, structures, [3] and institutions. [4]
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.
Several buildings in the list have been reconstructed a few times with only a fraction of their original structures remaining. The buildings are sorted according to the year they were first built as inscribed on their historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. The list excludes ruined buildings ...
Historic sites in the Philippines. Encompassing all Philippine historic sites and structures recognized by: official designation; and/or by listing in heritage registers . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
National Historical Landmarks of the Philippines places or objects that are associated with an event, achievement, characteristics or modification that presents a turning point or stage in history. External link: Index of Declared Structures and Sites .