4

Syquia Mansion - Vigan City

Syquia Mansion

VIGAN is the proud birthplace of the Philippines’ sixth president, Elpidio Quirino. He is best remembered as the chief author of economic developments undertaken by the country that helped it rise from the devastation of World War II, as well as the country’s foreign policy direction during that time.

The Syquia Mansion which houses President Qurino’s extensive memorabilia is actually owned by his wife, Dona Alicia Quirino. Her ancestor was a Chinese who made his fortune in the robust trading in Vigan. Sy Kia’s pride in his Asian heritage can be seen by visitors to the Syquia mansion where they can view a portrait of him with his braided long hair and traditional Chinese robes. His descendants adopted the hispanized Syquia surname later on. The first lady’s grand ancestral home was where some of the President’s functions were held during his administration so it is not only worth a visit for the presidential memorabilia but also for the feel of the magnificent and historical gatherings that have taken place amongst the elegant furnishings.
(http://www.vigan.ph/)




Facade of the mansion located at Calle Quirino, Vigan City


The main entrance

Timetable

Upon entering the main entrance, this old man would welcome you to the house. He would tell you the do's and dont's while inside the mansion and also collect your entrance fees.


Carriage at the ground floor of the mansion


This is not open to the public. Still at the ground floor. The mansion has two floors.



Wooden stairs leading to the second floor of the mansion.





LARGE DISPLAY OF  4 BIG WALL MIRRORS
According to our tour guide, if you break the mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck.




PAINTINGS








BEDROOMS






CABINETS






DINING ROOM
The house’s dining hall is equally grand as the living area. A long table dominates the room, with a couple of drapes hanging over it. These drapes, as our guide relayed, are used as fans, manually operated by servants for the diners. The room also served as a meeting place for Quirino’s cabinet members during his presidency. -
(http://www.lakadpilipinas.com/)
















Joel

This blog is about travelling, lifestyle, food, photography, etc. You can email me at crisjo2012na@gmail.com

4 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 23, 2015 at 2:51 PM

    huwaw. nice post and pictures joel!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. JoelJune 23, 2015 at 3:07 PM

      Thank you chicky! More posts to come!
      #crossedfingers

      Delete
  2. WeirdKimJuly 7, 2015 at 4:21 PM

    This is one nice house then and now. Imagine that!

    I'm thankful that they preserved it. In a way, people nowadays can see for themselves how its like to live during the Spanish period or even couple of years way back.

    Nice pics by the way!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. JoelJuly 14, 2015 at 11:10 PM

      Thanks to you Kimmy dear. Imagine a whole town of ancestral home, you will surely back in time.

      Delete

CLICK HERE (2)