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The Vigan Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, is a beautiful old church near the Plaza Salcedo.
VIGAN CITY, Philippines – The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle or the Vigan Cathedral, which almost split in half after a strong earthquake hit Luzon in 2022, is ...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte — The St. Paul Metropolitan Cathedral in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur province, is leading a fund-raising campaign on Saturday, October 8, to restore the historical structure ...
Unfortunately, the magnitude 7 earthquake of July 27, 2022 damaged many of its heritage buildings, including heritage houses, the Vigan Cathedral and belfry, Archbishop’s Palace and Colegio ...
Infrastructure was damaged across northern Luzon, including more than 400 homes, dozens of schools, several hospitals and bridges, and the centuries-old Vigan Cathedral and Banta Bell Tower, state ...
The façade of the Vigan Cathedral, a Unesco Heritage site, was damaged by the strong earthquake that jolted Northern Luzon on Wednesday morning. The powerful magnitude-7 earthquake that shook ...
Vigan Cathedral. Vigan Cathedral. Architectural Style: Predominantly Earthquake Baroque (due to the geographical condition of Vigan City), with a touch of Chinese-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic ...
Once bursting with tourists and locals, the historic sites in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur now appears deserted after it was temporarily shut down due to damages sustained from Wednesday's magnitude 7 ...
Some portions of the Vigan Cathedral in Ilocos Sur province were damaged from the 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday morning. (Photos courtesy of Maricor Caniedo) ...