moderators, please delete this thread if there's already an existing one. kindly post pictures of city halls and provincial capitols around the country, thanks! :)

My mother has lots of pictures of Batangas City Capitol since (she is a government employee). I will ask her to give me some pics..but the building is already old..though it looks quite good afar.

My mother has lots of pictures of Batangas City Capitol since (she is a government employee). I will ask her to give me some pics..but the building is already old..though it looks quite good afar.

thanks! looking forward to it :D

thanks! looking forward to it :D
naku, I don't know when I will be going to Batangas City..most probably next year.. :bash: sorry...

naku, I don't know when I will be going to Batangas City..most probably next year.. :bash: sorry...

ngyaaak! :crazy: he he ok lang yun. antayin pa rin namin lapit naman na next year haha!

wala din akong makita sa internet. :cry: :cry: :cry:
http://www.mozcom.com/batangas/new-1.gif
http://www.mozcom.com/batangas/new-2.gif
nga pala, baka 1980's pa ang pics na yan. :bash:

ito sa pangasinan. pero dinig ko nirenovate na yata at iba na ang kulay. so these are old photos na from the net.

http://philippine-vacations.hypermart.net/pangasinan1.JPG
http://www.zorc.net/pictures/rdavid/philippines/45Pangasinan-capitol2.jpg

and this is Urdaneta City Hall, newly built.
http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/urdcty/image/cityhall.jpg

Urdaneta City Hall is nice, I like how they modernised a classic design.

It's amazing how there's so much historical memory that institutional buildings should be patterned after greco-roman temples. While there was indeed a time when people actually made neo-greco-roman temples (like the provincial capitols built during the American colonial period), I wonder why they still insist on these neo-neo-classical designs for newer institutional architecture. Is it because we just expeect governmental structures to have a pediment and some columns? Is this like dressing up with a necktie to be taken seriously?

For me, I think for Urdaneta City Hall, they should have either gone totally neo-classical or totally modern. Not this in between. Kind of like that new building being built at DLSU in Manila.

Urdaneta City Hall is pretty impressive, im our govt could build something like that!:D but i have to agree with mike, they should either go with something totaly neo-classical or something really modern.

Presenting, Sarangani Provincial Capitol :)

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol1-P8224664.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol2-PB130045.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol-flowers1-PB120045.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol-flowers2-PB120046.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol-matutum-PB120013.jpg

Thanks to www.thelandofpromise.com for the wonderful pictures.

how about this town hall in San Francisco, Agusan del Sur? it looks modern to me.

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/agusansur/sanfranzhall-P6050063.jpg

image from www.thelandofpromise.com

yung Urdaneta City Hall reminds me of the St. La Salle Hall in DLSU.

San Francisco, Agusan del Sur's town hall looks ugly to me. doesn't give any favours to post-modernism

I like the Sarangani hall. It looks pretty grand. I'm still quite impressed that govt buildings can be this good.

Saranggani Hall looks very stately.

I think Cebu has a great capitol.Why won't anyone post some pics of this building?

I like the Sarangani hall. It looks pretty grand. I'm still quite impressed that govt buildings can be this good.

the vast empty land around it and its layout reminds me of the old Parliament House in Canberra. :)

Here are some pics of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol ... (Iloilo City Hall sux, I wont post them here until they build a new one :) )

Here it is the Iloilo Provincial Capitol:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/pe47536b657584d84b29c563557ed70bc/f8a9fe78.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/pdab746563f3e8894296e30e5184b29ea/f8a9fe84.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/pd314541fac97b9c24b92a78cba864130/f8a9fe91.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/p191f9e0b22b956cc540bfec79ef78817/f8a9fe8e.jpg



Btw, I like the Saranggani Provincial Capitol, its very interesting ...

How about Municipal Hall of Pototan, Iloilo ... I just love their plaza :)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/p34d51718f2aae50d0f2c37ecfe38a0c8/f8a9aec5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/p9b425e7369b26bfc75761fbeaa657ebb/f8a9aebb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/p69dc1d033af1409f844aca0dc87c17cd/f8a9af20.jpg

Yeah...their plaza is nice:)

yung Urdaneta City Hall reminds me of the St. La Salle Hall in DLSU.

sa akin nalalayuan ako.

this is waaay OT, but... yeah... I couldn't find anywhere else to post it. haha...!

http://www.inq7.net/archive/2004/nov/27/zoom.jpg

is that a painting behind GMA? or is that really a room? cuz the way the shot is taken, it's hard to tell. hahaha...! for me at least. caught my attention as I logged onto INQ7.net. hehe... surprisingly grand and luxurious - if that is in fact the real thing! wow...! never been to Malacanang before...

and oh... some of those provincial/municipal buildings look nice!! the Sarangani provincial capitol looks very stately indeed! and the Iloilo one looks quite new. are there any nice city halls in Metro Manila? nice to hear the Manila City Hall being spruced up. Belmonte should improve the QC City Hall as well as the adjacent Memorial Circle.

^ I think its a room, lance. Notice there are other paintings and portraits behind her.

^ I think its a room, lance. Notice there are other paintings and portraits behind her.
yeah. i've been to malacanyang already (field trip when i was in high school) and i remember that room. the room where all the portraits of past presidents are. very grand.

though from that view, it does look like a painting.

Yeah. like Rico i've been there too, this April. that table behind her has a pretty long story behind it. I believe that room is where the heads of state gather to eat

I never knew Iloilo is that beautiful! :bow:

^ I think its a room, lance. Notice there are other paintings and portraits behind her.

yeah. i've been to malacanyang already (field trip when i was in high school) and i remember that room. the room where all the portraits of past presidents are. very grand.

though from that view, it does look like a painting.

Yeah. like Rico i've been there too, this April. that table behind her has a pretty long story behind it. I believe that room is where the heads of state gather to eat

haha...! okay... thanks..!! I was just wondering. and it just struck me now how it'd be extremely weird and even stupid for them to put up a painting like that. hahaha....!! yeah... okay... haha...!

check out calamba new spanking cityhall...it's much bigger than most cityhall....as big as a provincial capitol....sorry walang pics

I don't know if these pics fits here, but anyway here's Navotas Municipal hall. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/kryptonite_819/navotas1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/kryptonite_819/navotas2.jpg

haha, at least it's modern and not neo-classical.
nice, and it has a helipad.

hehe.. Some says it look like a mini-mall than a municipal hall. BTW, our previous one was burnt-out by demonstrators in 1998 because of an election fraud.

hehe.. Some says it look like a mini-mall than a municipal hall. BTW, our previous one was burnt-out by demonstrators in 1998 because of an election fraud.

lol! it kinda looks like a mini-mall nga hehe! it looks fine to me :)

hehe.. Some says it look like a mini-mall than a municipal hall. BTW, our previous one was burnt-out by demonstrators in 1998 because of an election fraud.
baka that's why they made the helipad...para pag may demonstrator na balak mag arson...the mayor could escape by helicopter...LOL :bash: :bash:

woah...! that's nice...! very modern indeed. panira nga lang yung pangit na conrete driveway. hahaha..! but everything else looks great...

baka that's why they made the helipad...para pag may demonstrator na balak mag arson...the mayor could escape by helicopter...LOL

hahahaha...!! good one.. lol...

btw, where is Navotas?

Navotas is a small fishing town in the northwest portion of Metro Manila. :D

Sensya na, wala kasi akong makitang thread para i-post tong mga pic! LOL!

hehe.. never expect that from Navotas! :D

Navotas is right next to Malabon. Yeah, i didnt expect that from Navatos either. But hey, they are doing better than Malabon lately.

Alam ko kung bakit may helipad, para kung sakaling bumaha!

that's right, Chymera ... Iloilo City Hall sucks ... leave it alone .. it's a shame though ... the New City Hall plan was made few years ago pa ... I don't know what happened to the budget, etc.... wonder if they are still planning to put the plan in reality or will only remain as plan forever.

Siquijor Provincial Capitol

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid169/p40ac28ebb66d3e63808e78af4c47d618/f403b5a5.jpg

I think Cebu has a great capitol.Why won't anyone post some pics of this building?

IMO, the grandest government building in the Philippines (next to Malacañang).

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/p4a1cptl.jpg
The Cebu Provincial Capitol which was built in 1936.
1990's photo



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/cebu-sample02.jpg

IMO, the grandest government building in the Philippines (next to Malacañang).

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/p4a1cptl.jpg
The Cebu Provincial Capitol which was built in 1936.
1990's photo



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/cebu-sample02.jpg

Wow .. ganda tlga

Wow .. ganda tlga

beautiful indeed... where President Gloria Arroyo was inaugurated. i wonder how the Malacañang of the South will look like. i hope someone here could give us an update :D



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/SSC/cebu-sample02.jpg

I like Cebu Provincial Capitol as well ... very huge (or probably it's just me) .. the first time I went to Cebu, it's their capitol that caught my attention first above anything else .. Ayala Shopping is the next ... hehehe.

wow! this is my first time to see this interesting thread! city halls and provincial halls are nice! galing naman nung sa Cebu.

This is the City hall of my hometown. Cauayan City, Isabela. di ganong maganda.

http://www.cauayancity.com/citihol%20new.jpg

it's right beside a plaza at Coliseum, the province's largest.

sorry for the size. here's another
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/p23e8158a687aab7735836850f22364d2/fa6fc3f8.jpg

SLR pa rin ba yan kuya francis? ang galing ng kuha. maganda din un city hall. malinis pa. mukhang bago pa lan.

Davao City Legislative Hall

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/sleepwalker_uno/sanggunian.jpg

City Hall of Davao

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/sleepwalker_uno/cityhall.jpg

Davao City Hall last Christmas.

http://www.adduhs95.com/images/xmas/2004/city-hall-2.jpg

Cebu Capitol is very grand.

Cauayan City Hall looks very new; looks good.

Davao's is nice, too.

YUP. Iloilo City Hall could land in the TOP 3 UGLIEST in the whole country :D

YUP. Iloilo City Hall could land in the TOP 3 UGLIEST in the whole country :D

you're right, Whyte ... top 3 if not the UGLIEST OF THEM ALL .... The Iloilo City Hall looks crap and old and out-modelled and dirty ... what happened to the proposed New ILOILO City Hall ... the ultra modern one like that of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol ... it was shelved for how many years now? Five or eight or even more? I've seen the design way back 1998 pa .. it's 2005 now ... it doesn't take 10 years of planning to build a new one, does it?

MARAMAG, BUKIDNON

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/sleepie_uno/bukidnon/maramag.jpg

you're right, Whyte ... top 3 if not the UGLIEST OF THEM ALL .... The Iloilo City Hall looks crap and old and out-modelled and dirty ... what happened to the proposed New ILOILO City Hall ... the ultra modern one like that of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol ... it was shelved for how many years now? Five or eight or even more? I've seen the design way back 1998 pa .. it's 2005 now ... it doesn't take 10 years of planning to build a new one, does it?

Hands down ... its the UGLIEST tlga, not to mention unsafe. It is so structurally fragile that they have to move some of the offices to nearby Malls ... The floors and walls are crumbling already. When I was a kid, I thought it was a jail haha, city hall pla

I agree with you Chymera .. i don't know why Iloilo officials want to stay there .. it's an awfully ugly building. No wonder some of the city departments are found elsewhere ... Iloilo City Hall is very unsafe. I went there five years ago before I left .. gosh, really horrible. Where's the appropriation for the New City Hall taken? ... seems it gone missing .. hmmm

here's an update from Malaya National Newspaper Online ...

A P50 million ghost city hall

Coming from a two-day weekend vacation in Guimaras, we passed by the street in Iloilo City where the city hall is sitting. I told my friend who invited us to lunch that the city hall building looks antiquated to me.

He shot back and said there is an appropriation for P50 million made in the term of former Mayor Malabor. Up to now, construction of the new edifice has not started. Malabor who lost a congressional bid for the lone district of Iloilo City to the son of Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez has not been heard from as far as the money and the new city hall is concerned.

The Ombudsman is not investigating either, as far as my friend knows.

We might add here that the contractor who was supposed to make the new building was brought in by the husband of a senator from Western Visayas.

I would not make the baseless charge that the money has been embezzled by somebody. But if the new city hall has not been constructed after more than two years, the residents of Iloilo City should be told where the money is.

- A.P. Macasaet

The Tarlac Capitol probably has the most widely reproduced and distributed photo. Anyone can post a picture?

Proposed city hall san jose del monte city

http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/sjdmcity/image/proposed%20city%20hall.jpg

Cool ... that looks nice and modern .. BTW, where is San jose del Monte City?

^bulacan yata.

San Jose del Monte City the first city of Bulacan, meron itong seperate thread. 4 year old City.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Php_bill_500_back.jpg

wow cool ... didnt realize that :)

I didn't know we had so much nice looking city halls. :yes: Too bad the people who work in it aren't as;)

I am still hoping someone can post a pic of the awesome 1950's era Paranaque City Hall (formerly municipal hall.) The building facade is unique, the back has this long ramp, and the inside just scream 50's! Can someone please help? Thanks!!

wow! i never knew it was Tarlac's capitol bldg.

The one above is the Tarlac Capitol, the one below is the Concepcion Municipal Hall. I had pictures of the Tarlac Capitol before when we lived there, but I can't find them now. There's a beautiful park in front called Maria Cristina Park, named after Maria Cristina Galang, who won the title as Miss Philippines against other beautiful ladies, including Imelda Romualdez.

http://www.geocities.com/balen_net/alex12.htm

Talisay City Cebu.. City Hallhttp://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b337/hurtyp/81517185406_0_ALB.jpg

Pozzorubio Town Hall (Pangasinan)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/kryptonite_819/sc/pozzorubio.jpg


Sison Town Hall (Pangasinan)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/kryptonite_819/sc/sison.jpg

provincial capitol, negros occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/Capitol1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/60.jpg

I read an article about the Iloilo Provincial Capitol being the most expensive Provicial Capitol in the whole Philippines ... is it true?

It cost P385-million

I read an article about the Iloilo Provincial Capitol being the most expensive Provicial Capitol in the whole Philippines ... is it true?

It cost P385-million


true ? ... hehehe .. what a controversy ! Chy, keep it up !

provincial capitol, negros occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/Capitol1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/60.jpg

lovely capitol for Neg Occ ... cheers !

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Php_bill_500_back.jpg


wow ... buti pa ang Tarlac nasa 500 pesos ... wishing kami naman ... hahaha. Seriously speaking, Tarlac is one of good places I visited in the past. Luisita Mall is small but ok-ish. Go Tarlac !

provincial capitol, negros occidental

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/Capitol1.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/60.jpg


The Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental is the most beautiful if not grandiose provincial capitol in the Philippines. The complex was designed through the genius of Daniel Burnham.

If anyone asks how I arrived at this notion that the Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental is the most beautiful if not grandiose provincial capitol in the Philippines, my answer is, "Hey don't ask me, ask Leandro V. Locsin, National Artist for Architecture. He said that."

Thanks kyle for your photos. Try posting pictures showing the details of the figures on the facade.

In typical Burnham fashion, a lagoon is situated in front of the capitol.

The Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental is the most beautiful if not grandiose provincial capitol in the Philippines. The complex was designed through the genius of Daniel Burnham.

If anyone asks how I arrived at this notion that the Provincial Capitol of Negros Occidental is the most beautiful if not grandiose provincial capitol in the Philippines, my answer is, "Hey don't ask me, ask Leandro V. Locsin, National Artist for Architecture. He said that."

Thanks kyle for your photos. Try posting pictures showing the details of the figures on the facade.

In typical Burnham fashion, a lagoon is situated in front of the capitol.

I agree with you amigo. Tuod gid ina ya ! yahoo !

^^ but Bacolod has a new capitol building, has it not? and i think Tacloban's Capitol is also very beautiful...

That's right. that old capitol building now serves as a museum. I remember meeting with former Neg. Occ. Governor Coscoluella in his office beside that old building. He toured me around that museum.

Yes Tacloban has a good capitol bldng. Even Dumaguete has a beautiful capitol too with a very well manicured park in front.

no, the old capitol was renovated at a cost of 80 million, then gov. maranon transferred back

^^ oh okay cool!

yes... it's confusing there's a new museum... oh btw... there's a mcCafe facing the capitol and lagoon park,.. one can sit drinking espresso while staring the day or night away at that sight.....

I particularly love eating breakfast there in the morning... watching the overweight individuals struggle to lose all those fats by jogging to the tune of whatever dance music the provincial govt. has whooped up

http://businesscebu.com/images/capitol.jpg

http://www.oneocean.org/overseas/200110/bohol-capitol.jpg

http://www.malapascua-island.com/Cebu/Cebu_1___Cebu_City/cebu_1___cebu_city.html

http://www.philippine-travel.co.uk/media/local_attractions/capitol_sharp.jpg
http://www.malapascua-island.com/Cebu/Cebu_1___Cebu_City/Cebu_Capitol_LapuLapu640x388.jpg

^^ yup!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/cebupics/p4a1cptl.jpg
There ya' go. Where we witnessed the Presidential inauguration of one of the world's most powerful women.

On aerial view, the Capitol looks like a mall. :D HEHE

or the Pentagon? hehe. this photo by the way was taken in late 90's.

yes... it's confusing there's a new museum... oh btw... there's a mcCafe facing the capitol and lagoon park,.. one can sit drinking espresso while staring the day or night away at that sight.....

I particularly love eating breakfast there in the morning... watching the overweight individuals struggle to lose all those fats by jogging to the tune of whatever dance music the provincial govt. has whooped up


wow .. really improving, Kyle. I like the laggon park though. In the past, when my family will visit Bacolod, I used to sit there with my McDonalds burger in hand ... hehehe. Those were the days, my friend. The last time I went to Bacolod City was 1997 pa.

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/41d3d6a3ze9745f46/ca9f/__sr_/cfcb.jpg?phUg.NDBE29yg5AX
This new edifice in Butuan is mall-inspired, it has a helipad also to boot.

In the Bicol Region:


Legazpi City Hall
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/LegazpiCityHall.jpg

Albay Capitol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/AlbayCapitol.jpg

Naga City Hall
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/NagaCityHall.jpg

Camarines Sur Capitol
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/MatteoMatt/CamarinesSurCapitol.jpg

By the way, some of those above pics courtesy of www.arj.at
It's a very nice website with tons of PI photos.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/alteclint/provcapitol8uh.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/alteclint/42467270.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g29/alteclint/42467271.jpg

Fronting the capitol is the freedom park in Dumaguete City.

The Cebu Provincial Capitol at night..

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/6136/dsc005393fl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

in a way, the aerial view of the Cebu Capitol looks like La Salle Manila.

Proposed new City Hall of Iloilo City ... 2 design are being decided, the one for molo and the one for the old site in City Proper

Old Site (most probably, this design will be chosen over the design for the new Iloilo City Hall in Molo District)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/CityHallmolo.jpg

Molo Site
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y54/chymera00/iloilocitypics/CityHallCityProper.jpg

Both designs don't look that nice :)

Iloilo Provincial Capitol

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid198/p30433ca57d168b0f1d9c3c6af5062842/f0c471b0.jpg
http://static.flickr.com/26/92108885_38e81f09e2.jpg?v=0

Quezon City Hall badly needs a facelift
http://www.geocities.com/qc_unite/imgs/jpg/areas/cityhall/cityhall2.JPG

^^including this one:colgate:

Antipolo City Hall
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c373/Joshua8888/Cityhall.jpg

ILOCOS NORTE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3/abercromb24/ilocosnortecapitolcopy.jpg

worth a second look

Presenting, Sarangani Provincial Capitol :)

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol1-P8224664.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol2-PB130045.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol-flowers1-PB120045.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol-flowers2-PB120046.jpg

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/sarangani/capitol-matutum-PB120013.jpg

Thanks to www.thelandofpromise.com for the wonderful pictures.

mt matutum in the bottom pic.

New BUTUAN CITY HALL
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL598/4010615/8325506/116438297.jpg

This new building features a helipad...

INTERIORS:

Featuring the City Architect's Office ~ the agency tasked for redesigning the Butuan Downtown and the project- the Butuan Uptown Plan

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/arch1.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/arch2.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/arch3.jpg


Office of the City Mayor

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/mayors.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/mayors1.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/mayors2.jpg


Office of the City Planning and Development ~ planning the way for the city of the future

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/planning1.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/planning2.jpg http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j97/boybleauxx/planning3.jpg

ang ganda naman:okay: pati yung landscaping maganda rin.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/ca.jpg

Cebu Provincial Capitol During nyt (dEC 06)

More on Cebu Provincial Capitol

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/5176b062.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/b76febb2.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/f5f68c1a.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/20c11e72.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/f14e97a3.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/70e6332d.jpg

Another perspective of Iloilo Provincial Capitol... courtesy of IAMME of Iloilo thread:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/IloiloProvincialCapitol.jpg

Another perspective of Iloilo Provincial capitol, showing the original americanized-spanish building:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/IloiloProvincialCap1.jpg

Iloilo Capitol 1920's

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/capitol.jpg

The orginal Iloilo City Hall... now already owned by UP in the Visayas-Iloilo City campus:

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/monti1.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g21/palawan_buddy/CIMG0150.jpg
Puerto Princesa cityhall, Palawan

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g21/palawan_buddy/CIMG0157.jpg
Palawan Provincial Capitol

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The back portion of Cebu Provincial Capitol Building
from TrekEarth

i truly admire cebu and palawan's provincial capitol!

Agusan Provincial Capitol

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The back portion of Cebu Provincial Capitol Building
from TrekEarth


This is soooo... :runaway: I'm speechless. :D

Ilocos Norte Capitol
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^^ ang hilig nila sa ganyang design.... palawan's legislative building is also like that. ill post some pic when the sky clears up... the rain sucks.

Aside from being a university town and a tourist destination for people from all over the world, Dumaguete is also the capital city of Negros Oriental. The American colonial influence is evident once again in the design of the capitol building.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4616/dgtecapitol6rd.jpg

Nueva Ecija Provincial Capitol
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Agusan Provincial Capitol

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i126/jivlou77/aagusan.jpg

thanks jivlou :)

this is the Agusan del Norte Capitol after Agusan was divided into two in 1951.

it was built on the land donated by then Congressman and former senator Teofisto Guingona, a son of Agusan.

more of Palawan Provincial Capitol

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Palawan Legislative Building
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ganda ng palawan provincial capitol.. unique ng design..

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bicol provincial capitol

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provincial capitol of negros occidental

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Fronting the capitol is the freedom park in Dumaguete City.

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The Capitol Buildings of Occidental and Oriental Negros are almost the same...

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http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b198/kyle_Lark/60.jpg
provincial capitols at night, oriental and occidental negros

Palawan Provincial Capitol looks like a sport arena. :jk: Seriously, it's unique.

the main lobby of Palawan's capitol:

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wow! impressive!


but if there is what we call express elevator, then we call call yours as express stairs. :D

In the provincial capital city of Lucena in Southern Tagalog

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By the largest sunken park outside Manila, Perez Park. Province formerly known as Tayabas

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f30/manileno/lcn2.jpg

Monument to the most illustrious son of the province, Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina.

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Vigan City Hall, Ilocos Sur

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Another view of Vigan City Hall...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/reyrefran/pakshet%20101/vigancityhall3.jpg

Ilocos Sur Capitol

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Top facade...

Ilocos Sur capitol full facade view

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Ilocos Sur Capitol view from Plaza Encarnacion (in front of the Vigan City Hall), including left (south) wing

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The right (north) wing of the capitol, with the Ten Commandments tablets in Ilocano below it...

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Does anyone have a full version of the Batanes provincial capitol?

http://static.flickr.com/56/139691457_596044b6d3.jpg?v=0
There is no city in Batanes. Its population is concentrated in its biggest island, Batan, where its capital, the town of Basco, is. Known as Vasay before the Spaniards came, it was named after Don Jose Basco, the Governor General of the Philippines when the church and the civil government were permanently established in the province in 1783. Basco still retains its old capitol which is solidly romanesque in design.

the Basco Provincial Capitol, Basco, Batan island, Batanes, the Philippines

Looks like the Plaza de Armas en Veracruz, Mexico (the first place the Spaniards landed in the new world).

http://static.flickr.com/51/131445351_10751f6611_o.jpg

full version of batanes provincial capitol

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photo from mlbd01 of webshots.

nice photos.
palawan capitol lobby looks awesome!

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1724/42706584camarinessurprovincial.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/8021/42707538landscape23zn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3488/42707541mayigorotnanaligawsaca.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bicol provincial capitol

i've been here when i attended a conference in naga way back i my high school days...the place hasn't changed that much, judging from the picture.

does anyone have pics of the provincial capitol of camarines norte in daet? i think it was awesome. ive seen it in 2004.

Camarines Norte Provincial Capitol

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/9683/camarinesnorte01main5gy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

from www.wowphilippines.com.ph

palawan capitol at night:
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g21/palawan_buddy/CIMG0734.jpg

May 22 starts the two-week long Baragatan Festival

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Animo: Whenever I go home to Ilocos Norte, I always see Magsingal"s munisipio. I think its one of the most beatiful municipal halls in the country. I hope you can have some night shots of it. Ive seen it a few times at night, litted and it looks beautiful, not just the particular building but the whole area as well :okay:

Old Iloilo City Hall. (Now owned by UP Visayas)
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found by chymera in flickr:
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very nice town hall....looks elegant.

i like the old iloilo cityhall.... im curious sa city hall ng iloilo. wala bang clear shot ng iloilo cityhall dyan?

^^

Re: Ilocos Municipio

Nice. Elegant indeed. Is that a renovated structure or a new one? Nice if all municipal halls in the country would look something like that.

helo guys glad to be here...
if you'd like to see some of Iloilo's heritage, please click inILONGGO (http://www.freewebs.com/ilonggo/)

learn many things about the heritage champion of iloilo.

Ang ganda talaga ng archtecture ng mga Municipio/Capitolio natin

wow! halos lahat ng Municipals and city halls, super grand and ang gaganda!

Aside from being a university town and a tourist destination for people from all over the world, Dumaguete is also the capital city of Negros Oriental. The American colonial influence is evident once again in the design of the capitol building.

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4616/dgtecapitol6rd.jpg

looks pretty much like the White House.. hehe..

Another snap of the Cebu Provincial Capitol by Gerald Yuvallos of flickr.com:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7796/13695852721e02225c41an.jpg

i like the old iloilo cityhall.... im curious sa city hall ng iloilo. wala bang clear shot ng iloilo cityhall dyan?


He he he he he... regarding the recent city hall...nope because currently the city officials and city hall employees are scattered around the city. Some are working in Plaza Libertad, some in Central public market, others I am not sure. The city government was actually planning to rent certain space from different malls, to occupy as its office. I am not sure if this was pursued. The current city hall is already dilapidated and a lil earthquake can convert everything to rubbles.

However, the city government is already in the process of building a new city hall. You can check Iloilo's threads for the renditions and I believe one of teh ilonggo's posted the two architectural renditions of the proposed New Iloilo City Hall.

Another snap of the Cebu Provincial Capitol by Gerald Yuvallos of flickr.com:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7796/13695852721e02225c41an.jpg



really nice!!!
murag US capitol...

Animo: Whenever I go home to Ilocos Norte, I always see Magsingal"s munisipio. I think its one of the most beatiful municipal halls in the country. I hope you can have some night shots of it. Ive seen it a few times at night, litted and it looks beautiful, not just the particular building but the whole area as well :okay:

Yeah, it is a beauty. I'll try to find some and post other municipal hall, capitols, etc. later on in this thread. Our country have many of these but we just don't know much about it. :)

This is the most attractive of all the Municipios in the entire country.

Is this a new structure? Or a an old renovated one?


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flickr.com - Oggie Poggie

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/100_8585.jpg

palaka ba yun? or bato? :?

At the back of this Capitol building posted by Markiiboi is this:

Capitol Social Hall
- This was once the usual venue for the seasonal concerts of the Cebu Youth Symphony Orchestra (now Peace Philharmonic Orchestra).

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol01.jpg

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And facing the Capitol Social Hall at the back is the Palace of Justice (currently under renovation)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/CebuHeritageWalk/Cebu_capitol07.jpg


Another snap of the Cebu Provincial Capitol by Gerald Yuvallos of flickr.com:

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7796/13695852721e02225c41an.jpg

^I really love neo-classical buildings. I think that neoclassical designs are fit for government buildings. Because it gives the stucture some look of authority and strength. And sometimes you look them with awe because of their huge huge size.

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[QUOTE=arnoldsa]This is the most attractive of all the Municipios in the entire country.

Is this a new structure? Or a an old renovated one?

I agree with you. That Magsingal Municipal Hall looks very Palladian but still very Filipino-bahay-na-bato. Wow. :cheers:

palaka ba yun? or bato? :?
It's a toad.http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/toad.jpg:lol: I didn't notice it until I uploaded the pic.

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Pila, Laguna

flickr.com - jayadewa

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Panganiban Municipal Hall, Panganiban, Catanduanes, Philippines

flickr.com - virac321

http://www.thelandofpromise.com/agusansur/sanfranzhall-P6050063.jpg

The town of San Francisco in Agusan del Sur can be reached via Butuan City by an hour and half land trip.

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this is a municipal hall? it looks like some governor/mayors residence. neat.
Pila Town center (with the town hall, park/plaza in the first pic) reminds me old southern states towns.

this is a municipal hall? it looks like some governor/mayors residence. neat.
Pila Town center (with the town hall, park/plaza in the first pic) reminds me old southern states towns.

Yeah, its nice to imagine to have all Barangay or Municipio's in the country to have a structure such as these. I love this because it reflects the evolution of Filipino stone structure from Nipa Huts.

vigan
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/req2000/Vigan/PIC_0035.jpg

Pila Town center (with the town hall, park/plaza in the first pic) reminds me old southern states towns.

I thought of the same thing when I saw the first photo. Nice one Animo!

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ILOILO CAPITOL

It feels good to see that our country is very abundant in beautiful capitolios. It just shows how westernized the Filipino culture is. Even small towns have neat, palatial town halls. Dapat pinopromote rin ito sa Tourism. Our Asian neighbors don't even have things like these in a way na mas widespread ang colonial architecture dito.

Wow ang Iloilo Capitol! It should stand sa an example for other government buildings kasi yung newer buildings ng gobyerno pangit.

The Iloilo Capitol looks elegant. A very beautiful building.

^^ I agree,The Iloilo Capitol is an imposing structure,truly an impressive seat of Governance, on its side is the old part of the Capitol, the Historic Bldg.

MABUHAY ANG REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS!!!
IKA-108 TAON NG KALAYAAN


“…but I rejoice more when I contemplate humanity in its immortal march, always progressing in spite of its declines and falls, in spite of its aberrations, because that demonstrates to me its glorious end and tells me that it has been created for a better purpose than to be consumed by flames; it fills me with trust in God, who will not let His work be ruined, in spite of the devil and of all our follies.” Jose Rizal, letter to Fr. Pablo Pastells, Nov. 11, 1892, while in exile in Dapitan

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It feels good to see that our country is very abundant in beautiful capitolios. It just shows how westernized the Filipino culture is. Even small towns have neat, palatial town halls. Dapat pinopromote rin ito sa Tourism. Our Asian neighbors don't even have things like these in a way na mas widespread ang colonial architecture dito.

Wow ang Iloilo Capitol! It should stand sa an example for other government buildings kasi yung newer buildings ng gobyerno pangit.


Ei... I hope the corruption behind the building of this capitol won't be followed by other provincial government... according to rumors, there are some parts of the capitol that are beginning to crack already... it means substandard materials were used... Commision on Audit is still investigating the corruption behind this project... :)

Iligan City Hall

From Iligan City Thread

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The seat of Iligan's local government, built in 1957 on Buhanginan Hill, 130 ft. above sea level facing the downtown area. Buhanginan Hill is a favorite promontory for Iliganons for viewing the sunset or skyline of the city by night.

sana may mag post ng city hall ng calamba, coz its one of the most modern city halls in the country.......

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/Alingatong/pag.jpg

here's a google earth view of Calamba's City Hall... big! hehehe

http://org32.zorpia.com/0/1922/12306619.bbf514.jpg

Share ko din Cebu Provincial Capitol:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/CAPITOL.jpg

Urdaneta (Pangasinan) City Hall
http://www.pasyalan.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_1048.jpg

photo courtesy of pasyalan.net

nice @vince. thanks for that. hamo, I'll take pic pag napadaan ulit and may cam or ba't ndi ikaw ang kumuha kaya? :D

^^ low resolution lang kasi kaya ng cam ko eh, hehehe, at private vehicles lang dumadaan doon, except some tricycles... naglakad ako one time doon para lang bumili ng halaman sa gardens sa tapat...

I never knew Iloilo is that beautiful! :bow:


A beautiful city with an ugly city hall. hehehe

I never knew Iloilo is that beautiful! :bow:


Yep! A beautiful city with an ugly city hall, hehehe. Let's face reality. Sad but true!
By the way, here's a pic of Iloilo's former city hall now the library of UP-Visayas Iloilo City Campus. The site was donated to be able to establish a UP campus in Iloilo. This campus stirred up a controversy when Justice Secretary (then Iloilo City Congressman) Raul Gonzales, Sr. wanted the old city hall back to the city government because Iloilo has no decent city hall and besides UPV has a sprawling campus in Miag-ao, Iloilo. Well, I think he's got a point. :)

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ILOILO PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

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The New Capitol

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Old Capitol (dates back to the Spanish colonial era, renovated by the Americans) with the Arroyo Fountain in the foreground (named after Sen. Arroyo, the original 'Jose Pidal')

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Rendu of the New Capitol and the the Old Capitol

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Atrium of the New Capitol

^I dont think that the new Iloilo City Hall is ugly at all. I like it and I think it's unpretentious but still comands respect, sorta like the no-nonsense federal style in the US. Talking about ugly, the one in Urdaneta, Pangasinan is definitely it, IMO.

:) ILOILO PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

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The New Capitol

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/gedalanga/arroyo.jpg
Old Capitol (dates back to the Spanish colonial era, renovated by the Americans) with the Arroyo Fountain in the foreground (named after Sen. Arroyo, the original 'Jose Pidal')

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Rendu of the New Capitol and the the Old Capitol



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Atrium of the New Capitol


Nice indeed, i wish they could put a stutue on top of the dome to make it more regal, like this...
http://www.jimbatty.com/IMG/london/stpauls_smithfield/5H118723.jpg

finally i had the time to create a 3d sketchup of Calamba City Hall! though its not that accurate... hehehe
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^I dont think that the new Iloilo City Hall is ugly at all. I like it and I think it's unpretentious but still comands respect, sorta like the no-nonsense federal style in the US. Talking about ugly, the one in Urdaneta, Pangasinan is definitely it, IMO.

its because most of the people in yloilo are used to old architectures. mostly when it comes to government buildings. the new modern buildings with an old architecture blend are mostly appreciated. lalo na most of the buildings surrounding the city hall are old as well. kaya i would say also, pangit pangit talaga. buti pa iyong provincial capitol, kahit bago nagawang maganda at nagcocomplement ca mga lumang buildings.

yes, i agree, the old city hall is still the best. how i wish they would keep up to what it is like before they donated it to UP. well lets see...

^I dont think that the new Iloilo City Hall is ugly at all. I like it and I think it's unpretentious but still comands respect, sorta like the no-nonsense federal style in the US. Talking about ugly, the one in Urdaneta, Pangasinan is definitely it, IMO.

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I have to agree with this one. Everytime I see this building on my way to Ilocos, I cant help but cringe. The columns alone destroyed the building. Its seems like the architects/engineers who did this are not even aware that theres a right way/approach to construct classical columns. Sorry but Im very particular with how classic architectural elements are used today, using it for the sake of making your building look regal or classical is not the way to go. If they cant even do it the right way, they shouldnt use the style in the first place. They're insulting the foundations of architecture, IMO.

"A crucial part of the modeling of the classical column is its entasis, the subtle curvature that causes the column to swell at the bottom, as if to express the load that it is bearing. The lack of entasis on extruded aluminum “columns” is why they look so lifeless in place."

Link: http://www.traditional-building.com/article/column.htm

^^ It does look out of place. Is the design on those windows supposed to emulate a capiz shell effect?

Speaking of Iloilo City Hall... here's a pic... definitely the city government should need to consider to build a new city hall as soon as possible!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/Iloilo_City_Hall.jpg

^^ is that for real??? thats temporary, right?

^^ is that for real??? thats temporary, right?


What temporary... it used to be the city hall of Iloilo and right now the offices are scattered around the city because they can no longer occupy that space... very dilapidated... anyway... the city government is planning to build a new city hall for several times already... I am not sure of the latest development on New Iloilo City Hall!

that is true, as you will compare to the pics of old yloilo city hall which has become the UPV Yloilo Library and the present Yloilo city hall, which looks better and which one is an eye sore?

i hope they will improve or surpass their ambition to make a new beautiful building to be proud of. aba nauunahan pa cia ng province.

Speaking of Iloilo City Hall... here's a pic... definitely the city government should need to consider to build a new city hall as soon as possible!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/Iloilo_City_Hall.jpg


kitam! i told you, i told you! pangit talaga, or in the words of the new generation, CHAKA! Compare our present city hall with the old one or the UPV iloilo city campus library, parang ikinompare mo yung asong galisin sa isang shih tzu, hehehe.

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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/gedalanga/landmarks--upv_iloilolibe.jpg

mas mabuti pa if they bought one of the old mansions and convert it into a city hall. tutal yung ibang mansions e pinabayaan na lang or demolished to give way to new structures. here's a sample of an iloilo mansion:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/gedalanga/ledesmamansion--ortiz.jpg

This is the LEDESMA MANSION, it became the seat of the government in iloilo city during the japanese occupation. di hamak na respectable ito kaysa sa present city hall.

What temporary... it used to be the city hall of Iloilo and right now the offices are scattered around the city because they can no longer occupy that space... very dilapidated... anyway... the city government is planning to build a new city hall for several times already... I am not sure of the latest development on New Iloilo City Hall!

well, ok na sana yung proposed city hall sa molo district, approved na sana yun at impressive pa ang architecture, may promenade pa sa may riverbanks, until this former architect-instructor of mine who run for city councilor brainwashed the city government (i don't know how he did it) because he had his own proposal of a new twin-tower city hall of some sort in plaza libertad. thank you sir, you really did a great job for our city, that's why your colleagues love you so much. btw, hindi ko siya binoto, hehehe. :scouserd:

maganda siguro ang "kumisyon" sa proposal nya hehehe

well, ok na sana yung proposed city hall sa molo district, approved na sana yun at impressive pa ang architecture, may promenade pa sa may riverbanks, until this former architect-instructor of mine who run for city councilor brainwashed the city government (i don't know how he did it) because he had his own proposal of a new twin-tower city hall of some sort in plaza libertad. thank you sir, you really did a great job for our city, that's why your colleagues love you so much. btw, hindi ko siya binoto, hehehe. :scouserd:

Wow! A forum on captiols and city halls. Just to let everyone know, the Heritage Conservation Society will be featuring heritage capitols, city halls and municipios in its 2007 calendar. You might want to visit http://heritageconservationsociety.blogspot.com/ since that is where we are posting photos of our candidates.

^^ Nice collection! I love Pangasinan since its well maintained. The Baliuag, Bulacan one would look amazing once its restored. :)

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1724/42706584camarinessurprovincial.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/8021/42707538landscape23zn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3488/42707541mayigorotnanaligawsaca.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

bicol provincial capitol

Just a correction. Bicol is the entire region. This is the Camarines Sur capitol in Pili.

Just to let everyone know, the Heritage Conservation Society will be featuring heritage capitols, city halls and municipios in its 2007 calendar. You might want to visit http://heritageconservationsociety.blogspot.com/ since that is where we are posting photos of our candidates.

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Visit my blog http://ivanhenares.blogspot.com/ and my heritage photos http://photos.yahoo.com/ivanhenares . More photos there.

kitam! i told you, i told you! pangit talaga, or in the words of the new generation, CHAKA! Compare our present city hall with the old one or the UPV iloilo city campus library, parang ikinompare mo yung asong galisin sa isang shih tzu, hehehe.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/gedalanga/upilo.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/gedalanga/landmarks--upv_iloilolibe.jpg

mas mabuti pa if they bought one of the old mansions and convert it into a city hall. tutal yung ibang mansions e pinabayaan na lang or demolished to give way to new structures. here's a sample of an iloilo mansion:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e116/gedalanga/ledesmamansion--ortiz.jpg

This is the LEDESMA MANSION, it became the seat of the government in iloilo city during the japanese occupation. di hamak na respectable ito kaysa sa present city hall.

Grabeh! :eek2: When I saw this pic, I was really really stunned! Sayang naman ang mansiyong ito. May gumagamit pa ba niyan? Ang ganda ng design. Sana yan na nga lang ang gawin nilang city hall. Di hamak na maganda kaysa sa kasalukuyang city hall. :scouserd:

Puwedeng magpost ka pa ng ibang mansions sa Iloilo sa sariling thread nito para naman makita ko yin yung iba pa.. Please... hehe

Grabeh! :eek2: When I saw this pic, I was really really stunned! Sayang naman ang mansiyong ito. May gumagamit pa ba niyan? Ang ganda ng design. Sana yan na nga lang ang gawin nilang city hall. Di hamak na maganda kaysa sa kasalukuyang city hall. :scouserd:

Puwedeng magpost ka pa ng ibang mansions sa Iloilo sa sariling thread nito para naman makita ko yin yung iba pa.. Please... hehe

@XP

Visit the Iloilo Heritage Thread you can see more Iloilo Mansions.

Link : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=8990739#post8990739

Grabeh! :eek2: When I saw this pic, I was really really stunned! Sayang naman ang mansiyong ito. May gumagamit pa ba niyan? Ang ganda ng design. Sana yan na nga lang ang gawin nilang city hall. Di hamak na maganda kaysa sa kasalukuyang city hall. :scouserd:

Puwedeng magpost ka pa ng ibang mansions sa Iloilo sa sariling thread nito para naman makita ko yin yung iba pa.. Please... hehe


That mansion is still owned by a certain family related to Ledesma Family I think. If you visit that place, at the back there is an eagle being cage... as in live eagle.... and the whole mansion is inspired by eagle as you can see from the fence....

Speaking of Iloilo City Hall... here's a pic... definitely the city government should need to consider to build a new city hall as soon as possible!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h151/soulmaker27/Iloilo_City_Hall.jpg

When the city government transferred to this city hall, this was once one of the modern buildings in the city. If you are going to check the architecture of the building, the whole stretch of the city hall, it was pretty modern during those times. Problem nga lang... the city government did not have much time to maintain the building...... because they have so much time to deal with so much politics in the city... :)

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Lucban Town Hall :)

Zamboanga City

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http://static.flickr.com/55/156191361_df9adc0a6f.jpg

Time for a BIG Change for the Iloilo City Hall, Zamboanga is spanish styled, though small,i like it.

FYI: I recently learned the Old Iloilo City Hall has a network of underground dungeons beneath the sprawling building. A portion of what was once the City Hall was used as a Hall of Justice. From the courtrooms, the prisoners can be taken directly to the dungeons beneath and held there. Notice in this pic, I encircled the dungeon windows:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i80/IAMME00/iloilo/100_8648.jpg

ang ganda ng collection ng heritage conservation society. marami akong gusto. yung cebu provincial ang majestic ng hall. sa ilocos norte elegant. pangasinan ang linis tignan and ang ganda ng dating ng patterns. ok rin choice ng color. sariaya, quezon parang art deco. unique kahit badtrip ang powerlines. kakaiba rin ung sa mountain province. simple lang pero angas. pila, laguna siyempre special sa kin kasi napuntahan ko na. nakakagulat ang kapulahan. trip ko rin yung sa cotabato. onting linis lang. ganun rin sa mga bulacan towns.

may ilang municipal hall pics rin ako ng sa laguna. post ko na lang later pag may time.

Cotabato City Hall

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/7305/zoom0rp.jpg

ang ganda. di ako makahanap ng mas malaking picture.

source: www.inq7.net

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/General%20Nostalgia/Copy_1_of_BernieMack_29_.jpg

Cotabato City Hall

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/7305/zoom0rp.jpg

ang ganda. di ako makahanap ng mas malaking picture.

source: www.inq7.net

Tapos na pala? Ang bilis ha! At least andyan pa rin ang architectural uniqueness na nanggaling na sa historical landmark ng Cotabato.

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/General%20Nostalgia/CotabatOCtyHall.jpg

Cotabato City Hall

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/7305/zoom0rp.jpg

ang ganda. di ako makahanap ng mas malaking picture.

source: www.inq7.net

it looks grand. i like this kind of architecture, yong tipong reflection ng local culture.

Cotabato City Hall

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/7305/zoom0rp.jpg

ang ganda. di ako makahanap ng mas malaking picture.

source: www.inq7.net

Hands-down the most elegant & beautiful government building in the Philippines :bowtie:

LIPA CITY HALLhttp://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/glennsfile010.jpg
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^^ Unique architecture... Btw @gridloc, huwag mong doblehin ang [img] tags... :D

^^ Unique architecture... Btw @gridloc, huwag mong doblehin ang [img] tags... :D

sorry, d pa sanay. how do u do it?

^pindutin mo lang yung 'insert image' icon tapos ilagay mo yung url dun. o minsan ilagay mo na lang yung tags sa parehong side nung url add...

Animo: Whenever I go home to Ilocos Norte, I always see Magsingal"s munisipio. I think its one of the most beatiful municipal halls in the country. I hope you can have some night shots of it. Ive seen it a few times at night, litted and it looks beautiful, not just the particular building but the whole area as well :okay:

I can't find night-shots. Maybe you can take it for us? :D

http://static.flickr.com/21/26072437_48efe8cf15.jpg?v=0
http://static.flickr.com/45/133910925_94795db9c5.jpg?v=0
Magsinggal town hall

^^ maganda nga. looks very neat.

^^ Indeed it is a classic and I hope it gets preserved

Cotabato City Hall

http://img489.imageshack.us/img489/7305/zoom0rp.jpg

ang ganda. di ako makahanap ng mas malaking picture.

source: www.inq7.net

this is awesome...very good building.

if the magsinggal hall was a house, i'd definitely want to live there...

cotabato's hall is simply magnificent...kind of reminds me in a way of the sultan of brunei's palace...

Zamboanga City

http://static.flickr.com/55/156191361_df9adc0a6f.jpg

i like this one, heritage na heritage ang dating nya.:colgate:

http://tourism.albay.gov.ph/images/capitol1.jpg
Provincial Capitol of Albay

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/topstories5.jpg

Proposed New Iloilo City Hall.
Merging the aspects of the old city hall (now UPV library), the Aduana (Bureau of Customs) and the Masonic Temple of Iloilo.

The LGU decided that it'll be at the same place as the present city hall will this new city hall rise. Plaza Libertad.

Kung magpapatuloy to, hay salamat! Maganda na ang City Hall namin finally! After a long time! hehehe! :lol:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h319/ergit222/Provincial_Capitol_of_La_Union.jpg

Bump! :colgate:

some town halls in laguna.

lumban
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/336/9/e/lumban_town_hall_by_battlesmith.jpg

pila
http://ic1.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/336/4/9/pila_town_hall_by_battlesmith.jpg

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/336/1/e/disaster_scrap_by_battlesmith.jpg

liliw
http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/336/f/6/liliw_town_hall_by_battlesmith.jpg

magdalena
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/336/e/9/magdalena_town_hall_by_battlesmith.jpg

http://ic3.deviantart.com/fs12/f/2006/336/1/d/mth_2_by_battlesmith.jpg

The Seige is Over, and so this Capitol left a mark in history. Political Drama unfolded one afternoon of January.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/131/378338268_f8667bd0ae_o.jpg

and the damage was done
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/Iloilo%20and%20Negros/DSCF0485.jpg

this is Zamboanga city's city hall..
once the Provincial Capitol of the Moro Province, on which the entire island of Mindanao is in its jurisdiction.
http://p.vtourist.com/1/1637243-City_Hall_Spanish_colonial_style-Zamboanga_City.jpg

pic by @chrstbllgpn of flickr.com


Cebu Provincial Capitol
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/capitol-night.jpg

^^ i like this one very nice... thats what a capitol should look like at least feel like. I like the marble... is that marble? The design is distinctively a Capitol with a dome on top juz like capitols here in the US

^^ lifted from newsbalita.ph


"the Cebu Provincial Capitol was originally built on June 27, 1936 during the term of Gov. Sotero Cabahug. The main building resembles the White House in Washington, D.C. Massive shelling during the World War II destroyed the capitol, but it was rebuilt after the war with the aid of the U.S. Government."


...more photos: (from flickr.com)


pic by @geraldyuvallos
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/136958527_21e02225c4.jpg?v=0


pic by @acemarc
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pics by @chrstbllgpn
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googled pic by @dondonentera
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/272033299_cf20925b88.jpg?v=0


pc ic by @janleah
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http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/topstories5.jpg

Proposed New Iloilo City Hall.
Merging the aspects of the old city hall (now UPV library), the Aduana (Bureau of Customs) and the Masonic Temple of Iloilo.

The LGU decided that it'll be at the same place as the present city hall will this new city hall rise. Plaza Libertad.

Kung magpapatuloy to, hay salamat! Maganda na ang City Hall namin finally! After a long time! hehehe! :lol:

Plaza Libertad is a national historical landmark. They will have to pick another place for a high-rise building. And does that mean they will demolish the old one? Isn't that a heritage structure? That one just needs restoration.

Plaza Libertad is a national historical landmark. They will have to pick another place for a high-rise building. And does that mean they will demolish the old one? Isn't that a heritage structure? That one just needs restoration.

I'll check out with the city hall if indeed there is an approval from NHI or not. The only complaint from NHI that we've heard was the construction of the ABC Building inside the Plaza itself (in which thank goodness it hasn't pushed through yet).

Yes, they will demolish the old one and if you asked me if I go to the present city hall, you might think it will collapse because of so many people, over utilized and poor maintenance.

But anyway, the whole area itself has been declared a heritage zone.

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flickr.com - Oggie Poggie

Impressive!

LIPA CITY HALLhttp://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g278/glennbp/glennsfile010.jpg
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yuck! :colgate:

^^ lifted from newsbalita.ph


"the Cebu Provincial Capitol was originally built on June 27, 1936 during the term of Gov. Sotero Cabahug. The main building resembles the White House in Washington, D.C. Massive shelling during the World War II destroyed the capitol, but it was rebuilt after the war with the aid of the U.S. Government."


...more photos: (from flickr.com)


pic by @geraldyuvallos
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/136958527_21e02225c4.jpg?v=0


pics by @chrstbllgpn
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/424284984_60db787b61.jpg?v=0


pc ic by @janleah
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/99/265823255_92430934e3.jpg?v=0


the cebu provincial capitol was designed to look like a SEAT (chair). just imagine a giant sitting on that chair facing fuente osmena.

lingkuranan sya. and it is not true that filipinos have no chair before the spaniards came to the philippines. filipinos have the word "lingkuranan" (salumpwet, upuan). but only the royalty sits on them sometimes carried by servants or slaves. the word we borrowed from the spaniards was "la mesa" because early filipinos probably don't use table. we also have word for luwag (sandok) use for cooking meals but we borrowed the word spanish kutsara and tinidor kay magkinamot ra man mi sa una.

Pila, Laguna
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c277/patok/SSC%20Laguna%20Roadtrip%20March%202007/DSC01812.jpg

Sta. Cruz, Laguna
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I'll check out with the city hall if indeed there is an approval from NHI or not. The only complaint from NHI that we've heard was the construction of the ABC Building inside the Plaza itself (in which thank goodness it hasn't pushed through yet).

Yes, they will demolish the old one and if you asked me if I go to the present city hall, you might think it will collapse because of so many people, over utilized and poor maintenance.

But anyway, the whole area itself has been declared a heritage zone.

They should preserve Plaza Libertad and revitalize it as a tourism zone and build a new city hall complex elsewhere. They will also be negating their own local ordinance which declared Calle Real as a heritage zone if they continue.

There are ways to restore the current building to bring back its old charm if they consult the right people and not some pseudo-restoration architect. The testament to that is the Provincial Capitol of Pangasinan which underwent a three-year restoration under the care of restoration architect Jojo Mata.

It's sad that here in the Philippines, the "new town" concept of urban planning is rarely used and government officials opt to crowd already congested areas.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_town

http://static.flickr.com/46/115797874_941bc232cb_m.jpg
^^this is the current Iloilo City Hall

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4440/299411336d07133ff27vz7.jpg
^^The proposed design of the New City Hall, they will start construction 2nd quarter this year (after the elections),
They will tear down the current dilapidated and dangerous one to make way for this new structure. It faces Plaza Libertad (Plaza Alfonso XVII ).

^^ WOW! ... i like the building of Pila Municipal Center!

Yes, NHI approval is needed. Plaza Libertad is a National Historical Landmark and thus protected by PD1505. Any structure built on or around it needs approval. And in my opinion, the new building is too high-rise/large for the historical plaza. It will over-power the San Jose Church among other structures.

http://static.flickr.com/46/115797874_941bc232cb_m.jpg
^^this is the current Iloilo City Hall

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4440/299411336d07133ff27vz7.jpg
^^The proposed design of the New City Hall, they will start construction 2nd quarter this year (after the elections),
They will tear down the current dilapidated and dangerous one to make way for this new structure. It faces Plaza Libertad (Plaza Alfonso XVII ).

It looks like a building in the US.

From Dr. Butch Zialcita:
What I object to is the design. It can't seem to make up its mind: Be modern or be traditional? Also, esthetics-wise: the facade doesn't quite match the tower. A modern design that is well done and is sensitive to the existing context would be best.

Regards,
Butch

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4440/299411336d07133ff27vz7.jpg
^^The proposed design of the New City Hall, they will start construction 2nd quarter this year (after the elections),
They will tear down the current dilapidated and dangerous one to make way for this new structure. It faces Plaza Libertad (Plaza Alfonso XVII ).

^^yeah the tower part really does look awkard, looks small for its size and height. The plan was to incorporate features from existing heritage buildings around the city. (i.e. The Aduana or Customs House,Masonic Temple and the UP Library facade).

^^yeah the tower part really does look awkard, looks small for its size and height. The plan was to incorporate features from existing heritage buildings around the city. (i.e. The Aduana or Customs House,Masonic Temple and the UP Library facade).

Are there photos of the original structure there. Before UPV, I'm sure there was an older municipio across the church.

Are there photos of the original structure there. Before UPV, I'm sure there was an older municipio across the church.

There was but I think it was destroyed during "The Liberation". Let me confirm where the Ayuntamiento was before the mid-1930's. I assume that it was already destroyed since the old pictures were showing that it was the classic antillan type of municipio and there are almost no traces of this establishment in the Calle Real area.

As far as we know, the Casa Real then is the site of the Provincial Capitol now.

Sir Ivan, if only I have a contact with the NHI-Manila to confirm if they have heard of the construction of the new city hall.