<Table> <Tr> <Th> Type ( criteria ) </Th> <Th> Site </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Description </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cultural : ( ii ) ( iv ) </Th> <Td> Baroque Churches of the Philippines </Td> <Td> Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte </Td> <Td> The Church of San Agustín at Paoay is the most outstanding example in the Philippines of ' Earthquake Baroque ' . Fourteen buttresses are ranged along the lines of a giant volute supporting a smaller one and surmounted by pyramidal finials . A pair of buttresses at the midpoint of each nave wall have stairways for access to the roof . The lower part of the apse and most of the walls are constructed of coral stone blocks , the upper levels being finished in brick , but this order is reversed on the facade . The massive coral stone bell tower , which was added half a century after the church was completed , stands at some distance from the church , again as a protection against damage during earthquakes . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Santa Maria Church in Ilocos Sur </Td> <Td> Unlike other town churches in the Philippines , which conform to the Spanish tradition of sitting them on the central plaza , the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion in Santa Maria with its convento are on a hill surrounded by a defensive wall . Also unusual are the sitting of the convento parallel to the facade of the church and that of the separate bell tower ( characteristic of Philippine - Hispanic architecture ) at the midpoint of the nave wall . This was dictated by the hill on which it is located . The brick church follows the standard Philippine layout , with a monumental facade masking a straight roof - line covering a long rectangular building . It is alleged to be built on a solid raft as a precaution against earthquake damage . The walls are devoid of ornament but have delicately carved side entrances and strong buttresses . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miagao Church in Iloilo </Td> <Td> The Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva stands on the highest point of Miagao , its towers serving as lookouts against Muslim raids . It is the finest surviving example of ' Fortress Baroque ' . The sumptuous facade epitomizes the Filipino transfiguration of western decorative elements , with the figure of Saint Christopher on the pediment dressed in native clothes , carrying the Christ Child on his back , and holding on to a coconut palm for support . The entire riotously decorated facade is flanked by massive tapering bell towers of unequal heights . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Agustin Church in Manila </Td> <Td> The Church of the Immaculate Conception of San Agustín was the first church built on the island of Luzon in 1571 , immediately after the Spanish conquest of Manila . A site within the district of Intramuros was assigned to the Augustinian Order , the first to evangelize in the Philippines . In 1587 the impermanent earliest building in wood and palm fronds was replaced by a stone church and monastery in stone , the latter becoming the Augustinian mother house in the Philippines . It was the only structure in Intramuros to survive the liberation of Manila in 1945 . Miag - ao became an independent parish in 1731 , when a simple church and convento were built . However , destruction of the town by Muslim pirates in 1741 and 1754 led to the town being rebuilt in a more secure location . The new church , constructed in 1787 -- 97 , was built as a fortress , to withstand further incursions . It was , however , damaged severely by fire during the revolution against Spain in 1898 and in the Second World War . Two bell towers were added in 1854 , but the northern one cracked in the 1880 earthquake and had to be demolished . In the interior of the church the wall paintings date from the 19th century , but they overlie the original tempera murals . As a result , the church was richly endowed , with a fine retablo , pulpit , lectern and choir - stalls . Of special interest is the series of crypto - collateral chapels lining both sides of the nave . The walls separating them act as buttresses . The stone barrel vault , dome , and arched vestibule are all unique in the Philippines . A monastery complex was formerly linked to the church by a series of cloisters , arcades , courtyards and gardens
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Type ( criteria ) </Th> <Th> Site </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Description </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cultural : ( ii ) ( iv ) </Th> <Td> Baroque Churches of the Philippines </Td> <Td> Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte </Td> <Td> The Church of San Agustín at Paoay is the most outstanding example in the Philippines of ' Earthquake Baroque ' . Fourteen buttresses are ranged along the lines of a giant volute supporting a smaller one and surmounted by pyramidal finials . A pair of buttresses at the midpoint of each nave wall have stairways for access to the roof . The lower part of the apse and most of the walls are constructed of coral stone blocks , the upper levels being finished in brick , but this order is reversed on the facade . The massive coral stone bell tower , which was added half a century after the church was completed , stands at some distance from the church , again as a protection against damage during earthquakes . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Santa Maria Church in Ilocos Sur </Td> <Td> Unlike other town churches in the Philippines , which conform to the Spanish tradition of sitting them on the central plaza , the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion in Santa Maria with its convento are on a hill surrounded by a defensive wall . Also unusual are the sitting of the convento parallel to the facade of the church and that of the separate bell tower ( characteristic of Philippine - Hispanic architecture ) at the midpoint of the nave wall . This was dictated by the hill on which it is located . The brick church follows the standard Philippine layout , with a monumental facade masking a straight roof - line covering a long rectangular building . It is alleged to be built on a solid raft as a precaution against earthquake damage . The walls are devoid of ornament but have delicately carved side entrances and strong buttresses . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miagao Church in Iloilo </Td> <Td> The Church of Santo Tomas de Villanueva stands on the highest point of Miagao , its towers serving as lookouts against Muslim raids . It is the finest surviving example of ' Fortress Baroque ' . The sumptuous facade epitomizes the Filipino transfiguration of western decorative elements , with the figure of Saint Christopher on the pediment dressed in native clothes , carrying the Christ Child on his back , and holding on to a coconut palm for support . The entire riotously decorated facade is flanked by massive tapering bell towers of unequal heights . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> San Agustin Church in Manila </Td> <Td> The Church of the Immaculate Conception of San Agustín was the first church built on the island of Luzon in 1571 , immediately after the Spanish conquest of Manila . A site within the district of Intramuros was assigned to the Augustinian Order , the first to evangelize in the Philippines . In 1587 the impermanent earliest building in wood and palm fronds was replaced by a stone church and monastery in stone , the latter becoming the Augustinian mother house in the Philippines . It was the only structure in Intramuros to survive the liberation of Manila in 1945 . Miag - ao became an independent parish in 1731 , when a simple church and convento were built . However , destruction of the town by Muslim pirates in 1741 and 1754 led to the town being rebuilt in a more secure location . The new church , constructed in 1787 -- 97 , was built as a fortress , to withstand further incursions . It was , however , damaged severely by fire during the revolution against Spain in 1898 and in the Second World War . Two bell towers were added in 1854 , but the northern one cracked in the 1880 earthquake and had to be demolished . In the interior of the church the wall paintings date from the 19th century , but they overlie the original tempera murals . As a result , the church was richly endowed , with a fine retablo , pulpit , lectern and choir - stalls . Of special interest is the series of crypto - collateral chapels lining both sides of the nave . The walls separating them act as buttresses . The stone barrel vault , dome , and arched vestibule are all unique in the Philippines . A monastery complex was formerly linked to the church by a series of cloisters , arcades , courtyards and gardens
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