World War II Ruins

© Fritz A. Efenio

World War II Ruins

Uploaded: November 15, 2007

Description

F/5, 1/40sec., 31mm, Talisay City Negros Occidental Philippens Nov. 14, 2007 5:12pm


Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson Ancestral House

The mansion was built in the early 1900’s by the sugar baron, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson (1865-1948) and was home to his unmarried children with his first wife, Maria Braga Lacson (+1911), a Portuguese from Macau. The mansion was the largest residential structure ever built at that time.

The mansion met its sad fate in the early part of World War II (1942) when the USAFFE (United States Armed Forces in the Far East), then the guerilla fighters in the Philippines, burnt the mansion to prevent the Japanese forces from utilizing it as their headquarters. It took days of inferno to bring down the roof and the two-inch wooden floors.

To this day, the 903 square meter structure still stands tall amidst sugar plantation and continues to awe both local and foreign tourists. Truly, a picture-perfect backdrop and a magnificent sight to see.”

Comments

Nandu Menon November 15, 2007

awesome ! great pic. #787394

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic November 15, 2007

Nice capture, Fritz. Love the tones and the story. #5079530

Fritz A. Efenio November 16, 2007

Thanks guys :) #5083029

November 18, 2007

The best is yet to come, my friend! Hmmmm, I mean the other shot on reflection. That would be an Editor's Pick if not a Winner! Keep rolling Fritz! #5090119

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