August 29, 2010
Old and new
The facade and bell tower of the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz, better known as Binondo Church after the district in the City of Manila where it is located, date back from 1852 and are the only parts of the church, built by Spanish Dominicans for Chinese immigrants who converted to Christianity, which survived WWII. The roof over the driveway is definitely part of the 1946 to 1984 restoration, as you can tell from the smoothness of the stone.
What a beautiful old building.
ReplyDeletep.s. my photo gives me the creeps too. :)
one of my favorite church in manila. i really wish i can go up that bell tower.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful church Hilda. I don't know about those lights though.
ReplyDeleteWho is that person in the window? Both the old and new parts of the church are beautiful :-D
ReplyDeleteBeutifully capture, I adore the facade:)
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday yo you!
terrific capture....para rin akong nakatingin pataas :) ganda ng anggulo.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful facade, perfectly restored. I am intrigued by the curious shape of the street lights...
ReplyDeleteHilda, this is one of the best shots I've seen of the Binondo Church! Fab!
ReplyDeleteInteresting architecture. It's always interesting to pick up historic tidbits from your posts, of a country I know very little about.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing piece of architecture.
ReplyDelete«Louis» is happy to read that this church survived WWII. The destruction of the Philippines in that horrible conflagration was breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous old church. I am glad it survived. It's amazing how they built structures like this back then without modern engineering, etc.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the angle in this shot, the facade is fantastic, really adorable!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday
Léia
Very pretty. I can never figure out when to move the angle of my camera like this. Nice shot.
ReplyDeleteGreat perspective, Hilda! Glad they restored everything here.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like they did a wonderful job with the restoration. The facade is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean they were not able to preserve the original design - texture, character - of the church?
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Another of your beautifully-composed and most interesting photographs. The stone reminds me of Florida with that mildewed look!
ReplyDeleteI love it. Great catch!
ReplyDeletesuddenly, i miss binondo! =)
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