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Region 7: Central Visayas ••• Negros Oriental •• Dumaguete City

Cathedral of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

Bell tower:  Built 1811

Triangular fort, gate built 1738, renovated late 1800s.

Bell tower doubles as watchtower, probably 19th century.

CATHEDRAL OF ST. ELIZABETH | Silliman University Main Building
Bacong | Dauin | Central Azucarera de Tanjay

Silliman University Main Building

Built in 1901 for the Silliman Institute, a school founded by the Presbyterians, the building function as the administrative center when the school expanded eventually becoming Silliman University, the leading university in Negros Oriental, noted for its outstanding programs like marine biology, its summer for creative writing, and for the Luce Theater, probably the best equipped theater outside Manila.

The main building, restored in 2001 for the centennial of Silliman, houses the University Museum.  It is an excellent example of Victorian type architecture, noted for its use of filigree cutouts, its carved brackets and the overall light and airy atmosphere of the building.

Cathedral of St. Elizabeth | SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY MAIN BUILDING
Bacong | Dauin | Central Azucarera de Tanjay