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Buttress: Paoay Church

Keywords : Christ Church, Roman Catholic

Site common namePaoay Church
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CityPaoay
StateIlocos Nord
CountryPhilippines
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 18.061428
Long : 120.5218825

History of productionPaoay church is located about 25 kilometers south of Laoag. It is one of the oldest and the most beautiful Spanish style churches in Philippines arts. It was registered as a World Heritage Site. This church was built in 1699 but later it was destroyed by earthquake. It was then rebuilt in 1710 and it still appears until now.
ArtThe side buttress of Paoay church was built up firmly to prevent the church from earthquake erosion. The butsress is in volute shape which is in style of Baroque style. This is one of the most beautiful buttresses in the Philippines arts. Large buttress like this always appear in churches in Laoag- Vigan style. There is a staircase inserted between the buttresses to use for going up to the roof of the church. This style can also be seen in Santa Maria church near Vigan city. However, this style is completely different from Manila School because churches in Manila School do not emphasize in having a buttress in a church.
SchoolLaoag
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodEarly Spanish influence
Age17th – 19th centuries

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