San Bartolome Church (Magalang)
The San Bartolome Parish Church ( pam, Parokya nang San Bartolome or ; tl, Parokya ng San Bartolome; es, Iglesia Parroquial de San Bartolome de Magalang), commonly known as Magalang Church, is a 19th-century Baroque Roman Catholic church located at Barangay San Nicolas I, Magalang, Pampanga, Philippines. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, is under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Fernando, Archdiocese of San Fernando. History Church history The town of Magalang, Pampanga, Magalang was started as a sub-parish (''visita'') of the neighboring town of Arayat, Pampanga, Arayat on December 19, 1598, with Fr. Andres Hernandez as its vicar. On April 30, 1605, Magalang was officially separated from the mother town of Arayat, Pampanga, Arayat; and Fr. Gonzalo de Salazar, OSA was appointed its first pastor. After Fr. Salazar's transfer, its parish was reverted to Arayat. In 1686, Augustinians, Augustinian documents mentioned that Magalang together with ...
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Façade
A façade () (also written facade) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a Loanword, loan word from the French language, French (), which means 'frontage' or 'face'. In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building. From the engineering perspective, the façade is also of great importance due to its impact on Efficient energy use, energy efficiency. For historical façades, many local zoning regulations or other laws greatly restrict or even forbid their alteration. Etymology The word is a loanword from the French , which in turn comes from the Italian language, Italian , from meaning 'face', ultimately from post-classical Latin . The earliest usage recorded by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is 1656. Façades added to earlier buildings It was quite common in the Georgian architecture, Georgian period for existing houses in English towns to be give ...
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