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Spanish Colonial Architecture in the Philippines

The document discusses Spanish architectural influences in the Philippines during colonial times. Some key points: 1) Spanish colonial architecture included materials like stone, masonry, concrete and glass in structures like plazas, main streets, and cathedrals. 2) Historic towns like Vigan still feature beautiful colonial architecture from over 300 years of Spanish rule. 3) Important Spanish-built structures mentioned include Fort Santiago, Malacañang Palace, and San Agustin Church, the oldest stone church in the country.

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Spanish Colonial Architecture in the Philippines

The document discusses Spanish architectural influences in the Philippines during colonial times. Some key points: 1) Spanish colonial architecture included materials like stone, masonry, concrete and glass in structures like plazas, main streets, and cathedrals. 2) Historic towns like Vigan still feature beautiful colonial architecture from over 300 years of Spanish rule. 3) Important Spanish-built structures mentioned include Fort Santiago, Malacañang Palace, and San Agustin Church, the oldest stone church in the country.

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-spanish-

Spanish Style

By Spanish Influence,
Spanish Design also
includes stone, masonry,
concrete and glass. The
spanish plaza, main
streets and cathedral
became a common
understanding of laying
out communities.

intramuros
Spanish Style

By Spanish Influence,
The earliest document to
address the building's
roots was the Compendio
de la Historia de Filipinas
written in 1877 by
Spanish historian Felipe
de Govantes, in which he
stated that the term
Malacañán meant
"place of the
Malacañang Palace fisherman".
Colonial Vigan

In 1572 the Spanish


conquistador Juan
Salcedo arrived here and
renamed the city to Villa
Fernandina de Vigan.
Vigan remained under
Spanish rule for more
than 300 years. Hence
the beautiful historic
architecture that dots the
colonial town of Vigan.
Villa Fernandina de
Fort Santiago

Fort Santiago was a


fortress built in the late
1500s by the Spanish
government during the
colonization of Manila,
as part of Intramuros.
It served as a storage for
ammunition, and
converted into a prison
cell for activists and the
political resistance.
Fort Santiago
San Agustin Church

it is the oldest stone


church in the country. In
1993, San Agustin Church
was one of four Philippine
churches constructed
during the Spanish
colonial period to be
designated as a World
Heritage Site by
UNESCO, under the
collective title Baroque
San Agustin Churches of the
Philippines.
-American-
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PGH

The Philippine General


Hospital is a fine
example of Filipino-
American architecture
in the early 20th
Century which
symbolized improved
social and welfare
services. It was
designed by architect
William E. Parsons,
Philippine general and was completed in
1910.  8
National Museum

The National Museum as


we know it used to be the
old Legislative Building,
and arguably the best
example of Neoclassical
architecture in the
Philippines. It was
intended to become the
National Library and was
originally designed by
American Ralph
Harrington Doane,

National museum
assisted by Antonio
Toledo in 1918
9
Manila Hotel

It is elegance, and
world-class service, the
Manila Hotel maintains
to be the choice hotel
of the most
distinguished clientele.
Over the years, Manila
Hotel continuously
provides the best
services and amenities

Manila hotel
for a truly memorable
experience.
10
Ayala Tower One
The advent of modernization in
the Philippines had manifested
itself in Filipino society as early
as the 1920s and was prolific
through the 1930s and 1940s as
propagated by local architects
such as Juan Nakpil and Andres
Luna de San Pedro among
others; all of whom received
foreign instruction (Pua, 1996).
The aesthetic that characterizes
Modern buildings emanated
from the European and
American countries in the
19th century. Such
characteristics involve the use

Ayala tower one of industrially typified materials


including reinforced steel 11
Texas road house restaurant 12
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-Japannese-

13
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Japannese garden
14
Little Tokyo

“ Japanese food, Little


Tokyo in Makati won't
disappoint. It's a strip of
Japanese restaurants
owned by Japanese
nationals, so you're sure
you're getting the real
thing. Even the
architecture of the place
gives off a Japanese feel.

Little tokyo 15
“

Tokyo Tokyo in the Philippines 16


“

Hotel ukura in the Philippines 17


“

Red planet Japan hotel in the 18

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