aieos: Pangasinan Capitol, Lingayen 1950 This building was constructed on April 21, 1917 and was completed on December 1918. According to the historian Rosario Mendoza Cortez, Pangasinan’s local historian, it was the most imposing structure of the time. I saw the building for the first time last May, and again, last August. I have a hunch that the Americans modeled it after the White House (if you look at the back view). The architecture is basically American classical, common in most buildings constructed during the American colonial period. Took some pictures of the building itself, and I was shocked at the grandeur inside. Turns out the interior was renovated last 2008. The capitol complex also has an outdoor museum dedicated to the famous landing of the American forces at Lingayen Gulf nearing the end of the Japanese occupation. Here are some pics I took last May. Thanks to Aieos for posting this 1950 vintage photo! Goosebumps!
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Pangasinan Capitol, Lingayen 1950

This building was constructed on April 21, 1917 and was completed on December 1918. According to the historian Rosario Mendoza Cortez, Pangasinan’s local historian, it was the most imposing structure of the time. I saw the building for the first time last May, and again, last August. I have a hunch that the Americans modeled it after the White House (if you look at the back view). The architecture is basically American classical, common in most buildings constructed during the American colonial period. Took some pictures of the building itself, and I was shocked at the grandeur inside. Turns out the interior was renovated last 2008. The capitol complex also has an outdoor museum dedicated to the famous landing of the American forces at Lingayen Gulf nearing the end of the Japanese occupation. Here are some pics I took last May.







Thanks to Aieos for posting this 1950 vintage photo! Goosebumps!

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  3. luiboi said: This building still stands today. Ang ganda nga nito.. probably one of the best government buildings i’ve ever entered. hehe
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