Chi's posts with tag: conservation
|  | Baguio Centennial
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The BAGUIO STONE
The rose limestone -- which came to be known as the Baguio Stone simply because it was in Baguio where it was extensively used for architecture -- has become rare, depleted.
The few remaining old houses showcasing the beauty of the Baguio Stone are one by one falling apart, either under the pressure of a demolition team's hammers or plain apathy towards heritage conservation.
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Had the long-overdue Baguio Heritage Zone been approved, conservation efforts would probably be held in better check.
In countries where conservation ordinance is in place, guidelines for Registered Historic Houses and Historic Preservation enclaves require that any modification gets a fair hearing in the Department of Land Use.
(Your indulgence, got no wide-angle to show you landscape's entirety.)
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