Earthquake Baroque

Daraga Church is an example Earthquake Baroque architecture with thick buttresses supporting the walls

Earthquake Baroque is a style of Baroque architecture found in the Philippines, which suffered destructive earthquakes during the 17th century and 18th century, where large public buildings, such as churches, were rebuilt in a Baroque style during the Spanish Colonial period in the country.^[1]

Similar events led to the Pombaline architecture in Lisbon following the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and Sicilian Baroque in Sicily following the 1693 earthquake.

Characteristics[]

In the Philippines, destruction of earlier churches from frequent earthquakes have made the church proportion lower and wider; side walls were made thicker and heavily buttressed for stability during shaking. The upper structures were made with lighter materials.^[2] However more often instead of lighter materials thinner walls were introduced by progressively decreasing in thickness to the topmost levels.^[3]

Bell towers are usually lower and stouter compared to towers in less seismically active regions of the world.^[4] Towers are thicker in the lower levels, progressively narrowing to the topmost level.^[2] In some churches of the Philippines, aside from functioning as watchtowers against pirates, some bell towers are detached from the main church building to avoid damage in case of a falling bell tower due to an earthquake.^{[citation needed]}

San Agustin Church
(1586)
Paoay Church
(1694)
Binondo Church
(1596)
Miagao Church
(1731)
Kawit Church
(1624)

References[]

^ "Antigua’s Environs – Antigua, Guatemala". BootsnAll Indie Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The City of God: Churches, Convents and Monasteries". Discovering Philippines. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
^ Llunji, Mentor (2016). Seismic Architecture - The architecture of earthquake resistant structures. Msproject. ISBN 9789940979409.
^ Finch, Ric. "Antigue Guatemala-- Monumental City of the Americas". Rutahsa Adventures. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.

External links[]

"Earthquake Baroque: Paoay Church in the Ilocos" from the Heritage Conservation Society
San Pedro de las Huertas, an Earthquake Baroque church in Guatemala
Earthquake baroque churches of the Philippines

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[1] "Antigua’s Environs – Antigua, Guatemala". BootsnAll Indie Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.

[City-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The City of God: Churches, Convents and Monasteries". Discovering Philippines. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.

[3] Llunji, Mentor (2016). Seismic Architecture - The architecture of earthquake resistant structures. Msproject. ISBN 9789940979409.

[4] Finch, Ric. "Antigue Guatemala-- Monumental City of the Americas". Rutahsa Adventures. Retrieved on 2011-07-06.

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