Church of San Agustin, City and Region of Manila, ID=677-001
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N 14° 35.358 E 120° 58.500
51P E 281847 N 1613872
Church of San Agustin is one of many locations identified as part of the Baroque Churches of the Philippines World Heritage Site.
Waymark Code: WM64C6
Location: Philippines
Date Posted: 03/31/2009
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From the UNESCO World Heritage website:
One in four "Baroque Churches of the Philippines", San Agustin Church is inscribed in 1993.
The four Baroque churches, the first of which was built by the Spanish in the late 16th century, are located in Manila, Santa Maria, Paoay and Miag-ao. Their unique architectural style is a reinterpretation of European Baroque by Chinese and Philippine craftsmen.
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San Agustín Church is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of The Order of St. Augustine, located inside the historic walled city of Intramuros in Manila. Completed by 1607,[1] it is the oldest church currently standing in the Philippines.[2] No other surviving building in the Philippines has been claimed to pre-date San Agustin Church.
In 1993, San Agustin Church was one of four Philippine churches constructed during during the Spanish colonial period designated by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, under the classification "Baroque Churches of the Philippines". It had been named a National Historical Landmark by the Philippine government in 1976.