The Sinking Bell Tower of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Philippines | The Cinematic View of Bell Tower 🗼 скачать в хорошем качестве

The Sinking Bell Tower of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Philippines | The Cinematic View of Bell Tower 🗼

The bell tower was presumably built after the 1707 earthquake. It has withstood several minor earthquakes since completion, thus earning membership to the “Earthquake Baroque” style label by architecture scholars, along with several churches across the Philippines and Guatemala. It was locally constructed by Ilocano artisans who used bricks joined by molasses and leaves from a local plant named sablot. With a foundation of 295 feet and a height of nearly 150 feet, it was a solid structure that towered over Ilocanos for centuries. Maybe not for too much longer. It is believed that the tower is sinking at a rate of an inch every year. There aren’t any conclusive scientific explanations for this, but one accepted theory is that the tower being built on sandy land and its heavy and massive structure is causing it to slowly bury itself into the ground.