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Casa Bizantina
The Don Lorenzo del Rosario House, also known as ''Casa Bizantina'', is a heritage house museum originally located at San Nicolas, Manila, San Nicolas, Manila. It was transferred and reconstructed in 2009 at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, Bagac, Bataan. It was designed by the Catalan people, Catalan architect :ca:Joan Josep Hervás i Arizmendi, Joan Josep Jose Hervas y Arizmendi, in 1890. It is the only existing building designed by Arizmendi in the Philippines. In addition, it was cited by ''Tribune (magazine), Tribune'' magazine in 1939 despite its neglected state. History Spanish army captain Esteban de Peñarubia modernized the Binondo area, especially along Calles Fundicion, Ylang Ylang, Aceiteros (now M.V. de los Santos) and Jaboneros, after a major fire incident in 1863. It encouraged several businesses such as metal casting (particularly of bells), oil extraction (perfume essences and cooking oil) and soap making. The ground level of the houses built serve as commercial spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahay Na Bato
''Bahay na bato'' (Tagalog, literally "house of stone", also known in Visayan as ''balay na bato'' or ''balay nga bato; in Spanish as Casa Filipino'') is a type of building originating during the Philippines' Spanish colonial period. It is an updated version of the traditional ''bahay kubo'' of the Christianized lowlanders, known for its use of masonry in its construction, using stone and brick materials and later synthetic concrete, rather than just full organic materials of the former style. Its design has evolved throughout the ages, but still maintains the ''bahay kubo'''s architectural principle, which is adapted to the tropical climate, stormy season, and earthquake-prone environment of the whole archipelago of the Philippines, and fuses it with the influence of Spanish colonizers and Chinese traders. It is one of the many architecture throughout the Spanish Empire known as Arquitectura mestiza. The style is a hybrid of Austronesian, Spanish, and Chinese; and later, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
