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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.
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.
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