Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Black iron

These are the doorways and windows of the Museum of the Filipino People just off the porch created by the colonnade which I posted on Monday.

doors and windows of the Museum of the Filipino People

I really like the beautiful ironwork of its many windows. The sculpted ornamentation on the walls and ceilings are quite simple but still pretty.

arch over a doorway of the Museum of the Filipino People

The plaques under the wall lamps identify the people involved in the reconstruction of the building, formerly the Finance Building of the Philippine government, which was completed in 1950. They feature the coat of arms of the Republic of the Philippines and lists foremost the President under whose term the building was reconstructed: Elpidio Quirino. Tiny lettering carved into one corner of the metal identifies the maker of the plaques: Crispulo Zamora & Sons, Art Sales - Manila.

plaque under a lamp of the Museum of the Filipino People