san sebastian church
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Presentation about San Sebastian Church, ManilaTRANSCRIPT
SAN SEBASTIAN
CHURCH
SAN SEBASTIAN
CHURCHDELA
TORRE, KAREN
B.
LOCATION Pasaje del Carmen Street, Quiapo, Manila
ARCHITECTURAL STYLEGothic RevivalOPENED ARCHITECT1891 Genaro Palacios
SPECIFICATIONSSteel, mixed sand, gravel and cement
SAN SEBASTIAN CHURCH
“The San Sebastian
Church rises in splendor and boasts the title
of the only steel church in Asia. It was built in
reaction to the various calamities, from fires,
typhoons and earthquakes that
devastated the previous structures.
HISTORY
LET’S GO BACK IN
HISTORY
LET’S GO BACK IN
HISTORY
LET’S GO BACK IN
The original church, made of wood, burned in 1651 during a Limahong uprising. The succeeding structures, which were built of brick, were destroyed by fire or earthquakes in 1859, 1863, and 1880.
1651
The original church, made of wood, burned in 1651 during a Limahong uprising. The succeeding structures, which were built of brick, were destroyed by fire or earthquakes in 1859, 1863, and 1880.
1651Esteban Martínez, the parish priest of the ruined church, approached the Spanish Architect Genaro Palacios, with a plan to build a fire and earthquake proof Church made entirely of steel.
1880
The original church, made of wood, burned in 1651 during a Limahong uprising. The succeeding structures, which were built of brick, were destroyed by fire or earthquakes in 1859, 1863, and 1880.
1651
1888The prefabricated steel sections of the church were manufactured in Binche, Belgium by La société anonyme des Enterprises de Travaux Publiques.
Esteban Martínez, the parish priest of the ruined church, approached the Spanish Architect Genaro Palacios, with a plan to build a fire and earthquake proof Church made entirely of steel.
1880
In all, 52 tonnes of the steel sections were transported in eight separate shipments from Belgium to the Philippines; the first shipment arrived in this year.1888
In all, 52 tonnes of the steel sections were transported in eight separate shipments from Belgium to the Philippines; the first shipment arrived in this year.1888Belgian engineers supervised the assembly of the church, the first column of which was erected on September 11, 1890. The walls were filled with mixed sand, gravel and cement.
1890
In all, 52 tonnes of the steel sections were transported in eight separate shipments from Belgium to the Philippines; the first shipment arrived in this year.1888
1891Upon final completion on August 16, 1891, the Basilica Minore de San Sebastian was consecrated by then the Archbishop of Manila, Bernardo Nozaleda.
Belgian engineers supervised the assembly of the church, the first column of which was erected on September 11, 1890. The walls were filled with mixed sand, gravel and cement.
1890
FEATURES
STRICKINGGOTHIC
CHURCH
STRICKINGGOTHIC
CHURCH
STEELVAULTS
STRICKINGGOTHIC
CHURCH
STEELVAULTS
STAINEDGLASS
WINDOWS
STRICKINGGOTHIC
CHURCH
STEELVAULTS
STAINEDGLASS
WINDOWS
TWINBELL
TOWERS
From the ground
12 meters (39 ft)to the dome
From the ground
12 meters (39 ft)to the dome
32 meters (105 ft) to the tip of the spires
From the ground
EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR
INTERIOR
INTERIOR
FUNFACTS
The mystery around the church is that Gustave Eiffel was involved with the
design and construction of the
San Sebastian Church .
The connection between Eiffel and San Sebastian Church was reportedly confirmed by Philippine historian Ambeth Ocampo while doing research in Paris.
Ocampo published a report stating that the prominent architect I.M. Pei had visited Manila in the 1970s to confirm reports he had heard that Eiffel had designed an all-steel church in Asia.
San Sebastian Church was a declared
National Historical Landmark
by President Ferdinand Marcos
through Presidential Decree
No. 260 in 1973.
The church was declared a National Cultural Treasure by the National Museum of the Philippines on on August 15, 2011 and unveiling of the marker on January 20, 2012.
REFERENCES http://
correosfilipinas.tumblr.com/post/15991398032/san-sebastian-church-steel-vaults-under
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1393406&page=34
http://historicphilippines.com/churches-volume-2/historic-churches-vii/san-sebastian-church-in-quiapo/