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After the Philippines was ceded to the United States as a consequence of the Spanish–American War in 1898, the architecture of the Philippines was influenced by American aesthetics. In this period, the plan for the modern City of Manila was designed, with many neoclassical architecture and art deco buildings by famous American and Filipino ...
Bahay kubo with walls made of thatch. The bahay kubo, kubo, or payag (in the Visayan languages) is a type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines. [ 1][ 2] It often serves as an icon of Philippine culture. [ 3] The house is exclusive to the lowland population of unified Spanish conquered territories.
Bahay na bato ( Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as balay na bato or balay nga bato and in Spanish as casa Filipino,[dubious – discuss] 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 Christianized lowlanders ...
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.
William Edward Parsons (June 19, 1872 – December 17, 1939) was an architect and city planner known for his work in the Philippines during the early period of American colonial period. He was a consulting architect to the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands from 1905 to 1914, and designed various structures, most notably the Gabaldon ...
The Batasang Pambansa Complex, or simply the Batasan ( lit. 'legislature' ), is the seat of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. It is located along the Batasan Road in Batasan Hills, Quezon City . The complex was initially the home of the Batasang Pambansa, the former legislature of the Philippines which was established as an ...
The Mansion (Baguio) / 16.412222; 120.621389. The Mansion, also known as Mansion House, [1] is the official summer palace of the president of the Philippines, located in the summer capital of the country, Baguio, and situated around 5,000 feet (1,500 m) asl in the Cordillera Central Range of northern Luzon .
Designed by Dr. Juan Nakpil in the early 1930s, it was owned by one of the most distinguished couples in Quezon, Dr. Isidro Rodriguez and Doña Gregoria Gala. The house is located in Rizal Street along with other opulent houses owned by the illustrados of old Sariaya. [ 2] It is listed as one of the Ancestral Houses in the Philippines, under ...