T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

FAST FACTS:

-8 TIMES RE-BUILT

- MOTHER OF ALL CHURCHES

IN THE PHILIPPINES

- LAST REBUILT IN 1958

- CLOSED FOR CONSOLIDATION

IN FEB 2012

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

OUTLINE:

-RESOURCES

- HISTORY

- SIGNIFICANCE

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- NIPA & BAMBOO

Start 1571

- GOV GEN APORTIONED LAND

FOR THE CHURCH UNDER THE

PATRONAGE OF IMMACULATE

CONCEPTION

1600 18001700 1900 2000

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- MODERATELY BUILT CATHEDRAL

1581

- FRAY DOMINGO SALAZAR,

1ST BISHOP

1600 18001700 1900 2000

- 1579, 1ST DIOCESE OF MANILA,

NAMED TO “ IMMACULATE

CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED

VIRGIN MARY”

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- NEW STONE EDIFICE

1600

- 1595, MANILA BECAME AN

ARCHDIOCESE

1600 18001700 1900 2000

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- BAMBOO & NIPA

1614

- 1645, STRONG EARTHQUAKE

TEMPORARY CAMARIN BUILT

1600 18001700 1900 2000

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE OF STONE

16811600 18001700 1900 2000

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- BAROQUE STYLE CHURCH BY

AR. JUAN DE UGUCCIONI

17601600 18001700 1900 2000

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- NEOCLASSICAL STYLE CHURCH BY

NICOLAS VALDES

18631600 18001700 1900 2000

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- ROMANESQUE-BYZANTINE STYLE

CHURCH BY VICENTE SERRANO

18781600 18001700 1900 2000

- GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE

PROCLAMATION OF THE DOGMA

OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

HISTORY:

- NEO-ROMANESQUE STYLE

CHURCH BY AR. FERNANDO OCAMPO

19571600 18001700 1900 2000

- BEATIFICATION OF 1ST FILIPINO SAINT

LORENZO RUIZ BY POPE JOHN PAUL II

IN 1981

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HISTORY:

- FOLLOWED INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES

OF CONSERVATION

20131600 18001700 1900 2000

- ANTICIPATED THE COMING OF A GREAT

EARTHQUAKE WITH ITS CONSOLIDATION

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

RESOURCES

- PROPOSAL (AUGUST 2013)

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

RESOURCES

BOOK. Manila Cathedral

Basilica of the Immaculate

Conception. Manila: The

ARCHDIOCESAN ARCHIVES

OF MANILA . Santos, R.

(1997).

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

RESOURCES

- OCAMPO OLD PLANS (1956)

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

RESOURCES

- DOCUMENTATION

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

RESOURCES

- INTERVIEW WITH STAKEHOLDER

MSGR. CERBO

• Deteriorating façade

• Finishes

• Lighting

• Significance

• Consolidation of Baldacchino

• Bell Tower Museum

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Aesthetic Unity of Old & New.

ARCHITECTURAL

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Romanesque-Byzantine style front

façade of 1872 Preserved

ARCHITECTURAL

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- 1st Church Rebuilt from Ruins

ARCHITECTURAL

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Finishes.

ARCHITECTURAL

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- A Birthplace of the Faith in the Philippines.

HISTORICAL

- 1st Diocese in the Philippines. In 1579, Diocese of Manila was created.

- 1st Archdiocese in the Philippines. In 1595, Archdiocese of Manila was created by Pope Clement VIII . When it was raised to Archdiocese, it became a standard torch bearer of Catholicism.

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- 1st Pope visit and Mass. Pope Paul VI is the first Pope to visit the Philippines in 1970 . It is commemorated a with marker at base of main altar

HISTORICAL

- St. Lorenzo Ruiz Canonization

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Governs the State in the Spanish colonial Period. The Cathedral plays a major role and governs the State if there's no Governor General through its Cathedral Chapter in the Spanish Colonial Period.

SOCIAL

- Preserver of Faith. After calamities, it sprung back as a shining beacon and preserver of the Faith.

- As a Cathedral, stood out in architectural magnificence, splendor artwork, perfection of liturgical functions & spiritual life, in all parts, Christ the lord will be glorified in all fullness.

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Not tired of Rebuilding.

SCIENTIFIC

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Antique Plan Footprint. .

SCIENTIFIC

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Structural System.

SCIENTIFIC

T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

SIGNIFICANCE

- Synthetic adobe blocks.

SCIENTIFIC