Vigan, a historical village designated by Unesco as a World Heritage Site, is located on the western coast of Northern Luzon and is surrounded by three rivers: The Abra, The Mestizo and the Gostavo Rivers. The well-preserved trading town is known for its distinct fusion of European and Asian architecture from Celtic-like walls, to Filipino-style buildings (the ground floor is built with stone while the upper levels are constructed entirely of wood) a touch of Italian Renaissance, and then using the Spaniards' urban planning techniques. It is said that these ancestral homes (built with stone, terra cotta, shells, wood) were originally built by wealthy Chinese traders who conducted business on the ground floor and made the top floors their living quarters.
St. Paul's Cathedral is a Baroque structure built by the Augustinians in the late 1700's.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment