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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 ...
found in the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
and
Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by Hon ...
, 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, fr ...
s during the 17th century and 18th century, where large public buildings, such as churches, were rebuilt in a
Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including ...
style during the Spanish Colonial periods in those countries. Similar events led to the Pombaline architecture in
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
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 with ...
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 Baroque c ...
in
Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...
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 (s ...
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 tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tow ...
s are usually lower and stouter compared to towers in less seismically active regions of the world.Finch, Ric
"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 File:Paoay.JPG,
Paoay Church Paoay, officially the Municipality of Paoay ( ilo, Ili ti Paoay; fil, Bayan ng Paoay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,001 people. The town is hom ...
File:Miagao Church (Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish Church).jpg, Miagao Church File:Loboc river - panoramio (1).jpg, Loboc Church File:Our Lady of Light Church Loon Bohol 2021.jpg,
Loon Church The Nuestra Señora de la Luz Parish Church (also ''Our Lady of Light Parish Church''), commonly known as Loon Church, is a Roman Catholic Church in the municipality of Loon, Bohol, Philippines, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tagbilaran. Th ...
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 Herita ...
File:Church of Panay (Santa Monica Parish Church, Panay).jpg,
Panay Church The Santa Monica Parish Church ( hil, Simbahan sang Parokya sang Santa Monica; fil, Simbahan ng Parokya ng Santa Mónica; es, Iglesia Parroquial de Santa Mónica), also called Panay Church, is a historic church in Panay, near Roxas City in th ...
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 as ...
* Spanish Colonial architecture **
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 tre ...
** List of ruined churches in the Philippines ** Churrigueresque **
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

{{Spanish Empire Baroque architectural styles * Baroque architecture in the Philippines Earthquake engineering