Parish Church of San Francisco de Asis in Naga

         Parish Church of San Francisco de Asis in Naga was the fourth church that we went to. The first thing that I thought when I saw the structure was that it was cute and at the same time creepy because of its size. The facade depicted angels (cherubs) that were playing musical instruments (kinda look like those that you usually find in paintings) and geometric figures here and there and you can find flowers too.


       As I looked at the facade, it was like something that I've never really seen before. It seemed that the technique in building the structure was never really discussed in class. according to my sources, the style used in designing the church was "tequitequi". This technique is said to be a mix of Mexican and Muslim art.


         We never really had a chance to explore it that much in the inside of the church because there was a wedding ceremony going on. We were able to shot a few pictures and I noticed that in the pillars, they used the Corinthian order. They also made use of the color god in their altar (also famous with the other churches that we went to, as well).

         As you can see, the ceiling did not posses rounded arches but instead it was plain which was painted with religious symbols.  The colors used on the walls were primarily light, mostly it was dirty white and gray. They used gold paint to emphasize the details on the pillars.


        Going back to the outside, it seems that the structure was made out o limestone. Material that it was built from really added to its beauty because it tells us a sense of antiquity and originality to the structure. What made me interested with the church, aside from the style used, was the bell tower beside it. Since it was detached from the main structure (which was the church), I found it rather uncommon placed like that and as big as it was. They also had some kind of grotto at the left side of the church. 

More pictures:

bell tower

walls

grotto