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Eiffel Tower? Statue of Liberty? Manila Has Its Own Eiffel Landmark!

Eiffel Tower? Statue of Liberty? Manila Has Its Own Eiffel Landmark!

Alexander Gustave Eiffel is known worldwide as the man behind the iconic structures such as the Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower. Little did we know that in the district of Quiapo, Manila an all-steel church stands proud as the only religious structure in the country that is believed to have received the Eiffel touch.

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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary

Tags: Landmark, Manila

Bohol's Perfect-Shaped Landmark Finally Restored After Devastating 2013 Quake

Bohol's Perfect-Shaped Landmark Finally Restored After Devastating 2013 Quake

Maribojoc, a fourth class municipality of Bohol, is one of the scenic towns of the province boasting with the panoramic view of the mountains, rolling plains filled with crops and an extensive bay that is rich in marine resources. The province's main source of livelihood comes from agriculture and fishing.

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Published at 2018-03-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, History

Tags: Bohol, Landmark

Five Surprising Facts about the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park

Five Surprising Facts about the Rizal Monument in Luneta Park

As a famous landmark in the Philippines, Rizal Monument’s history should be revisited because of its historical and cultural significance. It was built to commemorate the Filipino nationalist and the de facto national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal. Here are ten interesting facts about this landmark:

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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary

Tags: Facts, Landmark, Monument, Rizal

Taal Heritage Town

Taal Heritage Town

Looking to visit a place a little bit further from Tagaytay, we decided to head out to Taal town, a place we’ve sometimes passed by on our way to some of the beaches in Batangas but never really got to explore. Our primary interest in visiting Taal was the collection of Spanish colonial era-ancestral houses – something of a smaller-scale version of Vigan in the Southern Tagalog region.

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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, History

Tags: Batangas City, Landmark, Taal, heritage

The Heritage That is Silay

The Heritage That is Silay

The City of Silay in Negros Occidental was able to preserve many of their ancestral homes and architecture. More than thirty of these houses have been declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines as part of the Silay National Historical Landmark.

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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, History

Tags: History, Landmark, Negros, Silay, architecture