Oton Church

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Oton church, the blending of a Greek or Byzantine plan with Gothic and Classic elements, was one one of the architectural achievements of the colonial period. Too bad it’s grandeur can only be seen in pictures today, as it was destroyed in an earthquake in 1948.

The shape of the Oton Church is that of a Greek Cross, which means that the length of its four sides are equal. In the middle is a huge altar or its retablo mayor, a feature not commonly found in Philippine Churches.

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Explore Iloilo posted this article on November 9, 2006; 1:00 am. This article has had 1,178 views and 7 comments.
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7 Responses to “Oton Church”

chymera00on 09 Mar 2008 at 10:56 pm 1

It’s definitely still there and the place is still a great place to go during the weekends. Though I heard isn’t as popular as it used to be.
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billyon 09 Mar 2008 at 8:12 pm 2

I remember when i was young, my family used to go to Anhawan Beach Resort in Oton on the weekend. What happened to the place now?
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Yamasanon 09 Mar 2008 at 4:06 pm 3

Too bad the Oton Church collapsed.It would have been the biggest and tallest Church in Iloilo.
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graceon 10 Feb 2007 at 7:54 am 4

it is too hard for us always to locate through the web about the historical church of Oton, Iloilo. according to our natives, before, this church and the town was one of the historic towns in the province of iloilo. we wanted to log-on to the municipal website but we could not continue. we wanted to know the town’s historical sites and culture. better, the LGU should improve it’s site.
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Explore Iloilo » Iloilo Churcheson 26 Dec 2006 at 1:34 am 5

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Explore Iloiloon 14 Nov 2006 at 6:17 pm 6

It would be nice if the Oton LGU restore its old cemetery for a start.
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gladitaon 14 Nov 2006 at 5:30 pm 7

Yeah, too bad. Oton is the oldest town in Iloilo and yet we don’t have any historical landmarks. Except of course for the golden death mask unearthed there which is now at the National Museum.
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