Will Vigan make it to Unesco’s New 7 Wonders Cities? Today the fate of Vigan, capital of Ilocos Sur, will be decided. The list of 28 cities contending for New 7 Wonders Cities will be reduced to 21; then to 14 on Oct. 2; and the top seven cities will be announced Dec. 7. In 1999, the Historic Town of Vigan was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization. The inscription reads: “Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia . Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.” It is one of only six Philippine properties so designated (also including Miag-ao Church in Iloilo; San Agustin Church in Manila; Santa Maria Church in Ilocos Sur; Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte; Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera in Ifugao; Puerto Princesa Subterranean River cNational Park in Palawan; Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in Sulu Sea ; Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao Oriental). Of the country’s World Heritage Sites, it is the only one that’s a community. lifestyle.inquirer.net/165296/will-vigan-make-it-to-unescos-new-7-wonders-cities
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 21:14:21 +0000
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