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The bahay kubo, kubo, or payag (in the Visayan languages) is a type of stilt house indigenous to the Philippines. [1] [2] It often serves as an icon of Philippine culture. [3] The house is exclusive to the lowland population of unified Spanish conquered territories. Its design heavily influenced the Spanish colonial-era bahay na bato architecture.
The architecture of the Philippines reflects the historical and cultural traditions in the country. Most prominent historic structures in the archipelago are influenced by Austronesian and American architectures. During three hundred thirty years of Spanish colonization, the Philippine architecture was dominated by the Spanish influences.
The traditional or vernacular architecture of Indigenous Australians, including Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, varied to meet the lifestyle, social organisation, family size, cultural and climatic needs and resources available to each community. [ 1] Walter Roth: Studies of Aboriginal ethnoarchitectural forms, Queensland, 1897.
House in Luneta with thatch roof. Precolonial Philippine architecture is based on the traditional stilt houses of the Austronesian people of Southeast Asia.The first buildings during the early years of Spanish occupation were Bahay kubo which are made of wood and bamboo materials, a type of construction with which the pre-Hispanic indigenous Filipinos had been working expertly since early ...
Dap-ay. A dap-ay in Banaue, Ifugao Province. A dap-ay ( Kankanaey and Applai ), ato, or ator ( Bontoc) is a paved raised ceremonial platform ringed with stone seats and with a central fireplace among the Cordilleran cultures in the northern Philippines. It primarily serves as a venue for meetings and public forums between the council of elders.
t. e. The archaeology of the Philippines is the study of past societies in the territory of the modern Republic of the Philippines, an island country in Southeast Asia, through material culture . The history of the Philippines focuses on Spanish colonialism and how the Philippines became independent from both Spain and the United States.
Mayon is a sacred volcano among the Bicolano people. It is the home of their supreme deity, Gugurang. Indigenous Philippine shrines and sacred grounds are places regarded as holy within the indigenous Philippine folk religions. These places usually serve as grounds for communication with the spirit world, especially to the deities and ancestral ...
Ancestral houses of the Philippines. Ancestral houses of the Philippines or Heritage Houses are homes owned and preserved by the same family for several generations as part of the Filipino family culture. [ 1] It corresponds to long tradition by Filipino people of giving reverence for ancestors and elders. Houses could be a simple house to a ...