architecture, the capiz shell window is a type of window with small panes that use the translucent and durable capiz shell (windowpane oyster shell) instead of...
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and is used for decoration and making lampshades, trays, doors and capiz-shell windows. Likewise, the province is known as the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines"...
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Ventanilla (Philippine architecture) (category Windows)
composite window, its larger upper part is typically a window with sliding capiz shell-paned panels. The ventanilla is just under this upper large window's sill...
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Roxas City (redirect from Capiz, Capiz)
Augustinians had in that province.” Capiz (or Capis) was renowned all over for its shells, the capis used for capiz-shell window panes on houses and convents...
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Windowpane oyster (redirect from Capiz shell)
as chandeliers and lampshades; in this use, the shell is known as the capiz shell (kapis). Capiz shells are also used as raw materials for glue, chalk...
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convent: a two-storey Hispanic edifice made of stone and wood with capiz-shell windows. The building served as classrooms of the first batch of 200 elementary...
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Bahay kubo (section Windows)
Wooden upper story/stories with balustrades. The ventanillas and capiz-shell sliding windows were both native Filipino influences on the design. The thatched...
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material, such as hardwoods and capiz shells for window sash in place of glass to reduce sunlight glare (see Capiz-shell window). Parsons also prepared the...
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survived the war and a fire. It retained its original wooden windows with capiz shells, as well as the wooden carvings in the interiors. Original large...
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because of an argument. The man is looking out at the street beside a Capiz-shell window, leaning on the ventanilla. The woman, on the other hand, wearing...
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agricultural season and the beginning of the next one). View from a Capiz-shell window Typical shell lamp in the Philippines A huge lantern during the Giant Lantern...
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level or the ground floor of the house while wooden materials and capiz-shell windows dominate the upper floor. The roofing of the house is made of corrugated...
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composed of simple capiz window panels in checkerboard pattern. Above this row of windows, on the transom, are non-operable capiz shells framed in wood mesh...
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was laid with wide wood planks. Wooden door panels, and sliding capiz-shell windows and persianas (wooden louvers) were also located. Some decorative...
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incorporates parts of a transplanted 18th century bahay na bato with capiz shell windows. The house is a reference to the Manila-Acapulco Galleons. Cantú...
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heritage conservation protocols. Ten Commandments Gravestones beneath capiz shell windows Holy water font Belfry Choir loft and clerestories Santa Catalina...
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Placunidae, also known as windowpane oysters, windowpane shells, and Capiz shells, are a taxonomic family of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks which...
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overhanging, wooden upper story (with balustrades, ventanillas, and capiz-shell sliding windows) standing on wooden posts supported by a rectangular foundation...
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opening to the entresuelo (mezzanine chamber) that had capiz windows opening to the zaguan and a window on the street side with a wrought iron rejas na buntis...
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ceilings, and windows with capiz-shell panes. The roof reflects Dutch gable roof design – similar to other types of Gabaldon schools. The windows are in sliding-type...
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elaborate French design. There are large windows for better lighting and ventilation; these use capiz shells instead of glass for privacy. In the first...
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quarters being on the upper floor. The upper floor has large and wide windows with capiz-shell sashes that let some sunlight in even when closed. There are about...
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discovered during reconstruction and utilized. Its windows have sliding window sashes using capiz shells, the exterior walls are painted green (originally...
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and techniques, such as a composite of Capiz placuna placenta oyster shells, also known as window oyster shells, which come primarily from the Philippines...
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2022). "Me, 'orphan' diseases, and Capiz". Rappler. Jordan Clark (May 17, 2022). "The truth about the ASWANG in Capiz". The Aswang Project. "Emilio Aguinaldo...
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windows, the ballroom, also in art deco style, is reminiscent of a fairytale setting. Two enormous chandeliers fashioned in crystal and local capiz shells...
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with fountains and underwater lights. On the main lobby, three large Capiz-shell chandeliers hang from the third floor ceiling, each symbolizing the three...
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patterned into leaf designs and various lines. Accenting the ground level are capiz lamps and banana-leaf formed pillars which go alternately with the theater's...
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the large balete tree with a reputed resident kapre. Usually lit with capiz shell globe lights, it is hung with multicolored star lanterns during Christmas...
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incorporating Moorish Revival into the design. The mansion showcases window sashes using capiz shells, an arcaded veranda, a paved courtyard, and a splashing fountain...
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