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Earthquake Baroque or Seismic Baroque is a style of
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means t ...
found in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
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and
Guatemala, which suffered destructive
earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...
s during the 17th century and 18th century, where large public buildings, such as
churches, were rebuilt in a
Baroque style during the
Spanish Colonial periods in those countries.
Similar events led to the
Pombaline architecture in
Lisbon following the
1755 Lisbon earthquake
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination wit ...
and
Sicilian Baroque
Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture which evolved on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, in the , when it was part of the Spanish Empire. The style is recognisable not only by its typical Baroqu ...
in
Sicily
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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
buttress
A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall. Buttresses are fairly common on more ancient buildings, as a means of providing support to act against the lateral ( ...
ed for stability during shaking. The upper structures were made with lighter materials.
Instead of lighter materials thinner walls were introduced by progressively decreasing in thickness to the topmost levels.
Bell towers are usually lower and stouter compared to towers in less seismically active regions of the world.
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"Antigue Guatemala-- Monumental City of the Americas"
Rutahsa Adventures. Retrieved on 2011-07-06. Towers are thicker in the lower levels, progressively narrowing to the topmost level.
Discovering Philippines. Retrieved on 2011-07-06. 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.
File:San Agustin Church (Intramuros, Manila; 07-22-2020).jpg, San Agustin Church (Manila)
San Agustin Church ( fil, Simbahan ng San Agustin, es, Iglesia de San Agustín), also known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture ( es, link=no, Santuario Arquidiocesano de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa ...
File:Saint Jerome Parish Church (Morong, Rizal; 08-14-2021).jpg, Morong Church
St. Jerome Parish Church (also known as Morong Church) is a Roman Catholic church located in Morong, Rizal, Morong, Rizal, Philippines. It was built during the Spanish period in the country, with stones from a hill called Kay Ngaya; lime from the ...
File:Paoay.JPG, Paoay Church
File:Miagao Church (Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish Church).jpg, Miagao Church
File:Loboc river - panoramio (1).jpg, Loboc Church
The San Pedro Apostol Parish Church (also ''Saint Peter the Apostle Parish Church'', Spanish: ''Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Apóstol''), commonly known as Loboc Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Loboc, Bohol, Philippin ...
File:Our Lady of Light Church Loon Bohol 2021.jpg, Loon Church
File:Roman Catholic church, Loay, Bohol, Philippines.JPG, Loay, Church
File:Anini-y Church, 2018.jpg, Anini-y Church, Antique
An antique ( la, antiquus; 'old', 'ancient') is an item perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance, and often defined as at least 100 years old (or some other limit), although the term is often used loosely ...
File:Sta. Maria Church, Ilocos Sur.jpg, Santa Maria Church (Ilocos Sur)
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption ''(Nuestra Señora de la Asunción)'', commonly known as the Santa Maria Church is the parish church of Santa Maria in Ilocos Sur province, Philippines. The church was designated as a UNESCO World He ...
File:Church of Panay (Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay).jpg, Panay Church
File:Malate Church (MH Del Pilar, Malate, Manila; 01-01-2020).jpg, Malate Church
See also
Church architecture
Church architecture refers to the architecture of buildings of churches, convents, seminaries etc. It has evolved over the two thousand years of the Christian religion, partly by innovation and partly by borrowing other architectural styles a ...
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Spanish Colonial architecture
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Baroque Churches of the Philippines
The Baroque Churches of the Philippines are a collection of four Spanish Colonial-era baroque churches in the Philippines, which were included in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1993. The churches are also considered as national cultural treas ...
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List of ruined churches in the Philippines
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Churrigueresque
Churrigueresque (; Spanish: ''Churrigueresco''), also but less commonly "Ultra Baroque", refers to a Spanish Baroque style of elaborate sculptural architectural ornament which emerged as a manner of stucco decoration in Spain in the late 17th ...
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Plateresque
Plateresque, meaning "in the manner of a silversmith" (''plata'' being silver in Spanish), was an artistic movement, especially architectural, developed in Spain and its territories, which appeared between the late Gothic and early Renaissance ...
References
External links
"Earthquake Baroque: Paoay Church in the Ilocos"from the Heritage Conservation Society
an Earthquake Baroque church in Guatemala
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Baroque architectural styles
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Baroque architecture in the Philippines
Earthquake engineering