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A large bahay kubo with walls made of thatch, c. 1900. The Filipino term báhay kúbo roughly means "country house", from Tagalog.The term báhay ("house") is derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay referring to "public building" or "community house"; [4] while the term kúbo ("hut" or "[one-room] country hut") is from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kubu, "field hut [in rice fields]".
The bahay na bato in Bulacan and many in Central Luzon are famous for their carvings. The most notable ones are in the Malolos, in its heritage core, where ancestral houses are located. [2] Since adobe lends itself to sculpture, houses in Bulacan had façades decorated with carved flowers, leaves, and religious symbols. [2]
It corresponds to long tradition by Filipino people of giving reverence for ancestors and elders. Houses could be a simple house to a mansion. The most common ones are the "Bahay na Bato". Some houses of prominent families had become points of interest or museums in their community because of its cultural, architectural or historical significance.
In this era, the nipa hut or bahay kubo gave way to the bahay na bato (stone house) and became the typical house of noble Filipinos. The bahay na bato, the colonial Filipino house, followed the nipa hut's arrangements such as open ventilation and elevated apartments. The most obvious difference between the two houses would be the materials that ...
A torogan, c. 1908-1924. A torogan (lit. ' resting place ' or ' sleeping place ') is a type of pre-colonial vernacular house of the Maranao people of the Philippines. [1] A torogan was a symbol of high social status.
A banggéra from the Rizal Ancestral House in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines . In Philippine architecture, the banggéra, also known as the bánggerahán, is a feature in a kitchen or dining room of a bahay kubo or bahay na bato, originating from a time when public drainage systems were still uncommon.
Aside from those stated symbols in the Constitution and in Republic Act 8491, there are only six official national symbols of the Philippines enacted through law, namely sampaguita as national flower, narra as national tree, the Philippine eagle as national bird, Philippine pearl as national gem, arnis as national martial art and sport and the ...
The Rizal Shrine is a typical rectangular Bahay na Bato, reminiscent of upper-class Filipino homes built during the Spanish Colonial era. [7] The lower portion is made of adobe stone and brick, while the upper portion consists of hardwood. [7] The original interior flooring of the house was discovered during reconstruction and utilized. [1]