Restoration of Sta. Maria Church, Ilocos Sur (Phase 1)

Project: Restoration of Sta. Maria Church World Heritage Site (Phase 1)
Location: Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur
Cultural property owner: Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia
GAA Budget: P30,000,000.00
Fiscal year: 2020
Duration: 300 calendar days
Status: The budget was cancelled due to the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act
Implementing agency: National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Contractor: NA
Project description:

The NHCP is one of the cultural agencies assigned by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) to restore and preserve World Heritage Sites in coordination with the other stakeholders. The Sta. Maria Church needs structural consolidation, particularly the deteriorated stone walls, the leaning bell tower, and old and crumbling retaining walls of the hill.

Photos:

The citadel-like setting of the Sta. Maria Church World Heritage Site is one of its outstanding architectural features.

The grand staircase leading to the old cemetery

The rear stairs of the site made of stones and bricks

The massive walls with brick masonry buttresses

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