Philippine Art and Architecture Flashcards
The grouping and resuction in number of formerly scattered barangays into compact and larger communities to facilitate religious conversion and cultural change.
Reduccion
Spanish Colonial houses built with stone base and wood construction. An evolved bahay kubo with improved air circulation and lighting.
Bahay na Bato
Spanish colonial house built with roof tiles.
Bahay na Tisa
Apartment dwellings; single or two-storey structures having multiple units defined by common party walls shared by adjoining units separated door at the facade.
Accessoria
Simbahan
Ecclesiastical Structure
A screened gallery with entry from the second floor to the convent.
Tribunas
Bell tower
Campanario
Parish house or rectory.
Convento
The Roman Catholic Minor Basilica in the capital of the Philippines. Distinguished by its Romanesque Style.
Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Concepcion
By Fr. Joseph Ruiz, known for its sinking bell tower.
Laoag Church
Agustinian church that has the largest bell tower. Probably the best known “earthquake Baroque” church in the Philippines. Distinguished by its enormous side buttresses with scroll-like bases.
Paoay Church
Church in Ilocos Sur distinguished by its brick facade.
Nuestra Señora dela Asuncion
Restored by Juan Nakpil and Jose Maria Zaragosa
Quiapo Church
By Fr. Juan Macias, the first religious structure built in the island of Luzon; the only stone church of its size that is still standing as initially built. Also one of the very few built with true barrel vaulting.
San Agustin Church
One of the first steel buildings. The steel used to construct this church was pre-fabricated and shipped directly from Belgium. The first Gothic style architecture in the Philippines.
San Sebastian Church
By Fr. Martin Aguirre, the biggest Spanish church in the country in terms of size and floor area..
Taal Church
Church with its unusual Aztec like bas-relief in the facade depicting St. Christopher carrying the baby Jesus through a tropical forest, located in Ilo-ilo.
Miag-ao Church
European style fortifications characterized by heavy stone walls, moats and grid road layouts. Basically built to protect the city.
Forts
The first fort in the country, initially built of Stone.
Fort San Pedro
Located in Intramuros, the first STONE fort in the country.
Nuestra Señora de Guia
Fort named after the patron saint of Spain, it was built at a sharp angle between a river and a bay, it formed a citadel.
Fort Santiago
Residence of the highest official of the land.
Palacio de Gobierno
The seat of the colonial governance in the country.
Ayuntamiento
Tribunal court
Real Audencia
Customs house
Aduana
Smaller version of the Ayuntamiento in provincial towns. Its design looks like an oversized bahay na bato.
Casa de Municipal/Casa Real
Housed the administration of the hacienda.
Casa Hacienda
Oldest university in Asia founded by the Dominicans in 1611.
Universidad de Santo Tomas