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Belfry: Vigan Cathedral

Keywords : Roman Catholic, Cathedral, Belfry

Site common nameVigan Cathedral
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CityVigan
StateIlocos Sur
CountryPhilippines
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 17.574722
Long : 120.388611

History of productionVigan Cathedral is the most outstanding church in Vigan city. The church was found by Augustine pastors. It was first built in 1644. The current building was built in 1799.
ArtVigan Cathedral Belfry is a belfry of Vigan School. It is a belfry in octagonal plan in different layers. Each layer contains is in classic style, for example, the arcs and the wall posts. At the very top appears the dome. This octagonal tower is different than the one of Laoag School who prefers square tower. Towers of both Vigan and Laoag School are always situated separately from the church to protect the towers from falling over the church when an earthquake occurs.
SchoolVigan
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodEarly Spanish influence
Age17th-19th centuries
ReligionChristianity
SectCatholic

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali