1. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N

2. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
FAST FACTS:
-8TIMES RE-BUILT
- MOTHER OF ALL CHURCHES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
- LAST REBUILT IN 1958
- CLOSED FOR CONSOLIDATION
IN FEB 2012

3. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
OUTLINE:
-RESOURCES
- HISTORY
- SIGNIFICANCE

4. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- NIPA & BAMBOO
Start 1571
- GOV GEN APORTIONED LAND
FOR THE CHURCH UNDER THE
PATRONAGE OF IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION
1600 18001700 1900 2000

5. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- MODERATELY BUILT CATHEDRAL
1581
- FRAY DOMINGO SALAZAR,
1ST BISHOP
1600 18001700 1900 2000
- 1579, 1ST DIOCESE OF MANILA,
NAMED TO “ IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED
VIRGIN MARY”

6. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- NEW STONE EDIFICE
1600
- 1595, MANILA BECAME AN
ARCHDIOCESE
1600 18001700 1900 2000

7. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- BAMBOO & NIPA
1614
- 1645, STRONG EARTHQUAKE
TEMPORARY CAMARIN BUILT
1600 18001700 1900 2000

8. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE OF STONE
16811600 18001700 1900 2000

9. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- BAROQUE STYLE CHURCH BY
AR. JUAN DE UGUCCIONI
17601600 18001700 1900 2000

10. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- NEOCLASSICAL STYLE CHURCH BY
NICOLAS VALDES
18631600 18001700 1900 2000

11. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- ROMANESQUE-BYZANTINE STYLE
CHURCH BY VICENTE SERRANO
18781600 18001700 1900 2000
- GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE
PROCLAMATION OF THE DOGMA
OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

12. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- NEO-ROMANESQUE STYLE
CHURCH BY AR. FERNANDO OCAMPO
19571600 18001700 1900 2000
- BEATIFICATION OF 1ST FILIPINO SAINT
LORENZO RUIZ BY POPE JOHN PAUL II
IN 1981

13. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
HISTORY:
- FOLLOWED INTERNATIONAL PRINCIPLES
OF CONSERVATION
20131600 18001700 1900 2000
- ANTICIPATED THE COMING OF A GREAT
EARTHQUAKE WITH ITS CONSOLIDATION

14. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
RESOURCES
- PROPOSAL (AUGUST 2013)

15. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
RESOURCES
BOOK. Manila Cathedral
Basilica of the Immaculate
Conception. Manila: The
ARCHDIOCESAN ARCHIVES
OF MANILA . Santos, R.
(1997).

16. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
RESOURCES
- OCAMPO OLD PLANS (1956)

17. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
RESOURCES
- DOCUMENTATION

18. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
RESOURCES
- INTERVIEW WITH STAKEHOLDER
MSGR. CERBO
• Deteriorating façade
• Finishes
• Lighting
• Significance
• Consolidation of Baldacchino
• Bell Tower Museum

19. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Aesthetic Unity of Old & New.
ARCHITECTURAL

20. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Romanesque-Byzantine style front
façade of 1872 Preserved
ARCHITECTURAL

21. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- 1st Church Rebuilt from Ruins
ARCHITECTURAL

22. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Finishes.
ARCHITECTURAL

23. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- A Birthplace of the Faith in the
Philippines.
HISTORICAL
- 1st Diocese in the Philippines. In 1579,
Diocese of Manila was created.
- 1st Archdiocese in the Philippines. In
1595, Archdiocese of Manila was created
by Pope Clement VIII . When it was raised
to Archdiocese, it became a standard torch
bearer of Catholicism.

24. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- 1st Pope visit and Mass. Pope Paul VI is
the first Pope to visit the Philippines in
1970 . It is commemorated a with marker at
base of main altar
HISTORICAL
- St. Lorenzo Ruiz Canonization

25. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Governs the State in the Spanish colonial
Period. The Cathedral plays a major role
and governs the State if there's no
Governor General through its Cathedral
Chapter in the Spanish Colonial Period.
SOCIAL
- Preserver of Faith. After calamities, it
sprung back as a shining beacon and
preserver of the Faith.
- As a Cathedral, stood out in architectural
magnificence, splendor artwork, perfection
of liturgical functions & spiritual life, in all
parts, Christ the lord will be glorified in all
fullness.

26. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Not tired of Rebuilding.
SCIENTIFIC

27. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Antique Plan Footprint. .
SCIENTIFIC

28. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Structural System.
SCIENTIFIC

29. T H E M A N I L A C A T H E D R A L - B A S I L I C A R E S T O R A T I O N
SIGNIFICANCE
- Synthetic adobe blocks.
SCIENTIFIC