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Baroque Churches of the Philippines

Richard Varano2013

The Sand Museum

The Sand Museum
Fukube-cho, Yuyama 2083-17, Japan

During the Spanish rule, Christian missionary work began and majestic Baroque churches were built in the Philippines in the 16th Century. The churches' exterior walls were decorated with reliefs of tropical plants and Oriental ornamentations. Vivid stained glass windows and religious paintings decorated the interior of these buildings. Many other traces of the long Spanish rule remain in buildings and streets to this day, and these Baroque Churches of the Philippines have been designated as a World Heritage Site in 1993.

Details

  • Title: Baroque Churches of the Philippines
  • Creator: Richard Varano
  • Creator Nationality: United States
  • Creator Gender: male
  • Date: 2013
  • Physical Location: Tottori City, Japan
  • Provenance: THE SAND MUSEUM
  • Type: Sand Sculpture
  • External Link: http://www.sand-museum.jp/
  • 作品解説 / Object Note (Japanese): フィリピンがスペインの統治下にあった16世紀頃、キリスト教の布教とともに荘厳なバロック様式の教会が建設された。外壁には熱帯植物のレリーフや東洋的な装飾が施され、内部は華やかなステンドグラスと美しい宗教画で彩られている。スペインによる統治は永きにわたり、現在でも建造物や街並みにはその名残が多く残っていて、1993年、フィリピンのバロック様式教会群として世界文化遺産に登録されている。
  • 作品タイトル / Object Title (Japanese): フィリピンのバロック様式聖堂

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