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The San Salvador del Mundo Church is designed as a fortress church mainly made of limestone blocks, corals and wood. The church's main door has inscription that bears a symbol of Christ which dates the structure's foundation in 1884. The interior has undergone much renovation since the church's centenary in 1996.
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.
The second floor was built with wood to resist earthquakes. [6] The house is a bahay na bato and had two entrances, a street door and a large iron gate, typical of many Manila houses of the period. The large iron gate leads to the estero behind. The lower story is in the wood-and-stone style post-1880.
Wooden door panels, and sliding capiz-shell windows and persianas (wooden louvers) were also located. Some decorative elements on the second floor includes wood beveling, ventanillas, capsule-shaped design in the center panels, diagonal lattice espejo (clerestory), and pilasters with moldings. [4] Right-Side of Lara House
The United Architects of the Philippines formed in 1975 (officially known as the Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Architects) is the official architectural association of the Philippines. It is the first professional organization to be accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission, and it currently has 38,000 members.
Above the wooden door entrance at the center of the façade just below the image of St. Christopher is a carved image of the town's patron saint, St. Thomas of Villanueva. At each side of the door is the images of St. Henry of Bavaria on the left and Pope Pius VI. [10], [5] Above the images of St. Henry and Pope Pius VI is their respective coat ...
Ifugao houses (Bale) are built on four wooden posts 3 meters from the ground, and consist of one room, a front door (panto) and back door (awidan), with a detachable ladder (tete) to the front door. Temporary huts (abong) give shelter to workers in the field or forest. [2]
Adobe, and Wood The Villavicencio-Marella House or Wedding Gift House is an old Spanish Colonial Era house in Taal, Batangas , Philippines . The house was the wedding gift present of Don Eulalio Villavicencio to his wife Doña Gliceria Marella y Legaspi on the occasion of their wedding in 1871.