Paoay Church - Wikipedia
Completed in 1710, the church is famous for its distinctive architecture, a highlight of which is the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building. It is declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of Baroque Churches of the Philippines in ...
Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte: The Stunning Historical Icon of …
2017年3月5日 · A glimpse of Paoay Church’s 24 striking buttresses on each side of the structure. Its facade is reminiscent of Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino influences with its gothic, baroque, and oriental design. Inside the church is the gold plated altar with a figure of its patron Saint Agustine as a centerpiece.
Information about Paoay Church | Guide to the Philippines
The most notable feature of Paoay Church is the 24 giant buttresses flanking its sides, which earned the moniker “earthquake baroque” from colonial architecture experts. The 5-foot-thick buttresses were added to reinforce the church against earthquakes throughout the centuries.
Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte: A UNESCO World Heritage Site
2010年8月22日 · For over 190 years, the Augustinian friars worked tirelessly to construct the majestic Paoay Church, designed to withstand earthquakes. Its massive coral stone buttresses and walls, some of which measure a whopping six feet thick, have protected the church from the numerous seismic activities that have occurred in the area over the centuries.
PAOAY CHURCH: A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ilocos Norte …
2017年5月3日 · Known as the “Earthquake Baroque” church in the Philippines, Paoay church was built of baked bricks, coral rocks, salbot (tree sap) and lumber, and has 24 carved massive buttresses for support. What makes Paoay Church outstanding from other well known churches around the country?
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The church was dubbed “Earthquake Baroque” because for its fortress-like structure, with 24 massive buttresses designed to withstand the destructive forces of earthquakes. Its thick walls were built of coral stones and bricks and sealed by hard lime mortar, which according to historians, was made by “mixing sand and lime with molasses ...
Paoay Church - Hike To Mountains
2023年6月18日 · Paoay Church exhibits an extraordinary unique fusion of European baroque style and Southeast Asian elements featuring expansive buttresses on the back and side of the church as reinterpreted by Filipino and Chinese craftsmen.
Inside the Historic Paoay Church and Ruins in the Philippines
2021年4月18日 · Paoay Church, also known as San Agustin Church of Paoay, is one of the most impressive structures in the Ilocos Norte province. The buttresses give the church its unique appearance, along with the imposing belltower, constructed many years after the …
Paoay Church - Discover The Philippines
Constructed from 1694 to 1710, this imposing structure is of earthquake Baroque architecture. It is reinforced with 24 huge buttresses to protect the church from destruction caused by earthquakes common in the Philippines being located in the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Paoay Church - Heritage Conservation Society
2006年7月27日 · The style of the church has been dubbed “Earthquake Baroque” by Alicia Coseteng, one of the early authorities on colonial church architecture. Because the buttresses extend out considerably from the exterior walls, the entire visual experience becomes three-dimensional, unlike most of the churches in the country where the inherent beauty of ...