Northern Exposure: San Agustin Church, Paoay, Ilocos Norte
my first stab at hdr :)
the san agustin church in paoay, ilocos norte, is one of the four baroque churches of the philippines that have been inscribed to the unesco world heritage list. the location of the philippines along the pacific ring of fire called for their unique architectural style to put an emphasis on the buttresses and foundations of these churches, with some being seriously damaged, but eventually rebuilt after an earthquake, thus called earthquake baroque. the most imposing of these buttresses could be found in paoay church.
construction of the church started in 1704 and was completed in 1894 by the augustinian friars led by fr. antonio estavillo. large coral stones were used for the lower level while bricks were used for the upper levels of the church. the walls are 1.67 meters thick and are supported by 24 carved and massive buttresses.
the bell tower near the church, dating from 1793, served as an observation point of the katipuneros during the philippine revolution in 1896 and again by the guerrillas during the japanese occupation.
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i was surprised by how noisy it came out, until i later realized that i was using ISO 800. lesson learned: don't be an idiot and use ISO 800 with a tripod.
photo taken may 2008. comments highly appreciated :)
the san agustin church in paoay, ilocos norte, is one of the four baroque churches of the philippines that have been inscribed to the unesco world heritage list. the location of the philippines along the pacific ring of fire called for their unique architectural style to put an emphasis on the buttresses and foundations of these churches, with some being seriously damaged, but eventually rebuilt after an earthquake, thus called earthquake baroque. the most imposing of these buttresses could be found in paoay church.
construction of the church started in 1704 and was completed in 1894 by the augustinian friars led by fr. antonio estavillo. large coral stones were used for the lower level while bricks were used for the upper levels of the church. the walls are 1.67 meters thick and are supported by 24 carved and massive buttresses.
the bell tower near the church, dating from 1793, served as an observation point of the katipuneros during the philippine revolution in 1896 and again by the guerrillas during the japanese occupation.
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i was surprised by how noisy it came out, until i later realized that i was using ISO 800. lesson learned: don't be an idiot and use ISO 800 with a tripod.
photo taken may 2008. comments highly appreciated :)
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