🏛️ Baroque Churches of the Philippines

Philippines · Asia · Cultural · 16.00°N, 120.50°E

Saint Augustine Parish Church, commonly known as Paoay Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Paoay, Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. It is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Diocese of Laoag. Completed in 1710, the church is famous for its distinctive architecture, a highlight of which are the enormous buttresses on the sides and the back of the building.

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Quick facts

Country	Philippines
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	16.00°N, 120.50°E · view on map

Baroque Churches of the Philippines is a cultural World Heritage site in Philippines, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Baroque Churches of the Philippines was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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