After a year of restoration, the NHCP has turned over the imposing Jaro belfry to the local archdiocese and government officials of Iloilo City on Sunday, allowing Ilonggos to show off with pride the centuries-old landmark. | via Joey Marzan/PDI
“It is still as relevant today because we want to provide green public spaces for the people, or what we call the public realm,” he added.The restoration of the belfry, which rises 29 meters from the ground, was part of the NHCP’s P20-million budget for the beautification of the Jaro Plaza, which will be renamed Graciano Lopez Jaena Park in honor of the Jaro-born journalist and reformist, and founder of La Solidaridad.
While the belfry was already turned over to the Archdiocese of Jaro, which owns the structure, it would not be open to the public yet. The belfry, which was built in 1744 and made of bricks and limestone blocks, served both as a religious structure and as a military watchtower against invaders during the Spanish colonial period.
Between 1833 and 1881, another earthquake damaged the belfry tower, prompting Msgr. Mariano Cuartero, the first bishop of Jaro, to have it restored.In the 1990s, the reconstruction of the belfry started under the supervision of the NHCP.
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