NAME: AUSTRIA KARLA PAULA C.

(AR31S4)

MIAGAO CHURCH
Architect:
First architect: Nicolas Pangkug
Second Architect: Parish Priest Fray Fernando
Camporedondo
Third Architect: Fray Francisco Maximo Gonzales
Date of construction:
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The town’s first church building was constructed in Ubos
by Nicolas Pangkug, first capitan of the town. The church
was completed three years before the first Spanish priest came in 1734, but this was burned by the Muslim
pirates in 1741. Miagao was officially created as a parroquia on May 15, 1734.
The second church was constructed under the leadership of Parish Priest Fray Fernando Camporedondo (1746-
1747). Construction of the present Miagao Church was started by Fray Francisco Maximo Gonzales, it was
finished in 1797
Purpose of the building:
More than a place of worship, it also served as a fortress. Hence, it is called the Baroque fortress church.
Stability and massiveness along with durability associated with sound architecture, was very common. Thus,
mission churches were mostly fortresses built for military purpose with some concessions on their facades.
The tower used as observation post by katipuneros during the revolution.
Current status of the building:
The church withstood typhoons and earthquakes, but it burned twice: first was during the revolution against
Spain in 1898 and the second was during the Philippine-American War a few years later.

Importance/Contribution of the building to Philippine Architecture.

In 1993, UNESCO honored Miag-ao Church with its inclusion in the list of World Heritage sites. A marker now
stands in the church’s courtyard. What I like about the inscription is its reminder that the church should be
preserved “para sa kapakinabangan ng buong sangkatauan.” Aside from UNESCO, the church was also
declared a national shrine in 1973. A national historical marker was also installed in 1963.

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PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL
Architect: Thomas Mapua

Date of construction:

1907

Purpose of the building:

The PGH, being the largest training hospital in the
country, is the laboratory hospital of health science
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students enrolled in the University of the Philippines. This
includes students of medicine, nursing, physical therapy,
pharmacy, occupational therapy, dentistry, and speech pathology. it has become a tertiary state-owned
hospital operated by the University of the Philippines-Manila and the largest training hospital in the country.
Current status of the building:
During the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines, PGH was selected as one of three Covid-19 Referral
Center of the country. The hospital provided 130 beds for Covid-19 patients, while continuing to serve other
people with other ailments. PGH officially accepted COVID-19 referrals from other hospitals starting March 30,
2020.

Importance/Contribution of the building to Philippine Architecture

the hospital’s stylistic design can be argued to be more of a simplified example of Spanish Colonial Revival
Architecture (with inspiration from the existing Philippine architectural tradition), which was a United States
architectural style movement popular between the 1915 and 1931 and was based on the Spanish colonial
architecture of old Spanish cities in the Americas. As seen in the frontal façade of the hospital, Parson’s design
of PGH had stayed faithful to the preexisting Philippine Spanish colonial architectural tradition found in
Manila, for both aesthetic and functional reasons.

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PAOAY CHURCH
Architect: Augustinian friar Father Antonio Estavilo
Date of construction:
Building of the present church was started in 1694 and completed in 1710 and rededicated in 1896. It takes
almost two decades to complete the construction of this massive edifice.

Purpose of the building:

Roman Catholic church in the Municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. The church is famous for its
distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building. It is declared as
a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government.

Current status of the building:

Paoay Church stood the test of time. It has survived wars and countless tremors and typhoons. Although it was
partially damage during the huge earthquakes of 1865 and 1885, reconstructions and repairs made the church
looks generally unscathed. The tower used as observation post by katipuneros during the revolution.

Importance/Contribution of the building to Philippine Architecture.

Poaay church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the
Philippines in 1993. One of the best examples of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines. The historical
church is famous for its distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses. Architectural design of
Paoay Church, it has the combined features of Baroque, Gothic, and Oriental. In fact, the evidence of it
following the Javanese influence is visible since it somehow resembles the structure and appearance of the
famous largest Buddhist temple in the world located in Yogyakarta, Java Indonesia, the Borobudur temple.

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PANGASINAN PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
Architect: Ralph Harrington Doane
Date of construction:
Built on April 21, 1917 and was completed in 1918

Purpose of the building:

Government building, Part of the plan was to include a court house, jail, garage, storeroom, hospital and
residences for the governor and provincial treasures.

Current status of the building:

It was declared as one of the eight Architectural Treasures of the Philippines by the National Commission for Culture
and the Arts. At present, due to natural ageing, neglect and numerous alterations, the Provincial Capitol is
facing serious defacement and loss of cultural and historical value if not properly conserved by the proper
authority for future generations.

Importance/Contribution of the building to Philippine Architecture.

A dignified and impressive Capitol building for the efficient service of a burgeoning population also carries with
it the appreciation and value of ‘Pangasinense’ cultural and historical heritage and identity as a symbol and
point of reference distinct from its neighbors that glorify its people's achievements. Symbol of civic and secular
precedence over religious concerns and the American brand of Democracy as colonial policy but transformed into an
inherent symbol of Philippine and “Pangasinense” self-identity and pride.

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Architect: Designed by Architect Antonio Toledo

Date of construction: The building was constructed as the Agriculture and Commerce Building in 1940.

Purpose of the building:

The building was occupied by the Department of Tourism (DOT), hence the building became known as the
Department of Tourism Building up until 2015. DOT moved its offices to the nearby city of Makati and is
planning to return to Manila after the completion of its proposed headquarters located in Intramuros.

Current status of the building: In 1998, the building was converted into the National Museum of
Anthropology. The Legislative Building was converted into the National Museum of Fine Arts in 2000.[4] The
Tourism Building would later become the National Museum of Natural History.

Importance/Contribution of the building to Philippine Architecture:

The National Museum, a Trust of the Government, is an educational, scientific and cultural institution that
acquires, documents, preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly study and public appreciation of works of art,
specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts representative of our unique to the cultural heritage of the
Filipino people and the natural history of the Philippines.

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Referrences:
- https://www.miagao.gov.ph/about-miagao/history-of-miagao-church/\
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_General_Hospital#:~:text=In%201910%2C%20the%20Philippine%20General,with
%20victims%20of%20the%20conflict.
- https://www.lakwatsero.com/spots/unesco-world-heritage-site-paoay-church/#sthash.3r1mkbwQ.dpbs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangasinan_Provincial_Capitol
- http://upca.upd.edu.ph/uploads/1/8/5/4/18549486/04_mata_heritage_conservation.pdf
- https://www.zenrooms.com/blog/post/paoay-church/#:~:text=Paoay%20Church%20being%20one%20of%20the
%20UNESCO%20World%20Heritage%20Sites&text=The%20historical%20church%20is%20famous,Treasure%20by%20the
%20Philippine%20government.
- https://primer.com.ph/travel/2017/03/05/a-beautiful-piece-of-history-paoay-church/
- https://manilasponge.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/philippine-general-hospital-an-american-colonial-architecture-
incorporating-filipino-values/
- http://panayisland.com/miag-ao-church-iloilos-heritage-jewel/
- architectural design of Paoay Church, it has the combined features of Baroque, Gothic, and Oriental. In fact, the evidence of
it following the Javanese influence is visible since it somehow resembles the structure and appearance of the famous
largest Buddhist temple in the world located in Yogyakarta, Java Indonesia, the Borobudur temple.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paoay_Church