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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
The Old House in Silay
The Old House in Silay
The same families for many generations own and preserve ancestral houses in the Philippines as part of the culture. Several houses of prominent families have become points of interest or museums in their community because of their historical, cultural or architectural worth. Some of these houses, too, have become endangered because of negligent businesses that have no regard to preserving them.
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Published at 2018-03-05 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary, History
Tags: Silay
Silay
Silay
Silay City, the Paris of Negros because of its European architecture inspired houses which had been declared historical landmarks, because of this it is the second museum city in the Philippines next to Vigan. Located in the province of Negros Occidental, it is second class urbanized city. Silay is Western Visayas' center for arts, culture and ecotourism and might be as close as the province can get to the dazzling streets of Europe because of its well preserved European colonial houses.
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Published at 2017-03-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Travel
Tags: Silay, architecture