Archive for July 9th, 2007

Tomb-hopping, anyone?

Just a few weeks ago, I played the male version of Lara Croft as the Tomb Raider. No, I wasn’t shooting another movie version. But I was doing the real thing. We scoured all the nook and cranny of the Manila Chinese Cemetery for a treasure trove of unsual facts and some more lessons in Architecture 101. There are actually a lot of unusual tombs and mausoleums there. Full of unique storypieces. Remember that each and every tomb and mausoleum has its own story to tell. We might run out of space if we will enumerate it here. ehehe Anyway, here are some of the structures that really caught my fancy:

A Chinese Pagoda. It’s not really a mausoleum, but more of a waiting shed or something.
Manila Chinese Cemetery

Manila Chinese Cemetery

I’m sure many would get that creepy feeling when I say I toured a cemetery, right? But the Manila Chinese Cemetery is different. With all its beauty and grandeur, you will never feel that you are in right in the midst of the dead.

The Manila Chinese Cemetery is one of the most beautiful places I have seen in Metro Manila. It is a hodgepodge of architectural wonders. It is where Fu dogs meet Gothic designs. Art Deco structures meet contemporary designs.

Manila Chinese Cemetery

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