THE RUINS again… talisay city, philippines
here are some details about THE RUINS which can be found in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. (taken from the brochure)
the structure of THE RUINS is of Italianate architecture with neo-romanesque columns, having a very close semblance to the facade of carnegie hall in new york city. in new england, they often were homes to ships captains. a belvedere, facing west, affords a beautiful view of the sunset in a glassed-in sunroom with bay windows.
the mansion was built in the early 1900’s by the sugar baron, don mariano ledesma lacson and was home to his unmarried children with his first wife, maria braga lacson, a portuguese from macau. the mansion was the largest residential structure ever built at that time and had in it one of the finest furnitures, chinawares, and decorative items, as the father of maria braga was a captain of a ship that sailed across europe and asia and would cart with him these items. one of their daughters maintained a beautiful garden of lillies in and around the 4-tiered fountain fronting the mansion, all brough in from abroad.
one of the sons supervised the construction of the mansion making certain that the A-grade mixture of concrete and its pouring was precisely followed.
the mansion met its sad fate in the early part of world war II when the USAFFE (united states armed forces in the far east), then guerilla fighters in the philippines, burn 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 2-inch wooden floors.
to this day, the 903 square meter structure still stands tall amidst sugar plantations and continues to awe both local and foreign tourists.
o my god! ang ganda nga! gusto ko ganyan ang bahay ko! sheeeeeetttt !
Geisha
April 23, 2008 at 5:03 am
mare, kahit samahan ka ng mumu? baka magpakita si maria braga sayo. hehehe! seriously, ganda nga nyan, mare. pasyal kayo dyan. astig pa ang katabing tubuhan nyan. may sensor ang driveway kahit na rough road naman.
ifoundme
April 23, 2008 at 5:07 am
The pictures are beautiful. I’m sorry so much of it was lost.
L
Laurie Cosbey
April 23, 2008 at 5:58 am
they said that when the american guerrillas burned it down, the family couldn’t do anything but just cry in so much dismay. they weren’t even allowed to save some of the furnitures or belongings.
ifoundme
April 23, 2008 at 6:01 am
wow… ganda… lalo na siguro nung panahon na buo pa yan.
lalaine
April 23, 2008 at 6:08 am
ay oo. kaya nga ang great grandson parang nanghinayang na kahit picture man lang nung buo pa e walang naiwan.
ifoundme
April 23, 2008 at 6:11 am
oohhhhh!! my!!!!!!!!!!!!!! gulay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….nangilabot naman ako sa ganda!!…
dyan mo balak magpakasal sis??hehe…dyan mo na din ganapin yung reception ha!..imbitahan mo ako ha isabit ko na din yung bestfriend kong si lalaine…ang ganda tlga ng place..dyan ba nag propose sau si boyfren?? romantic!!!.=)
P.S.
sensya kung late ako nkarating sa iyong mansion..may tinangal na naman kasi akong alien na ipin e..=)
rio
April 23, 2008 at 7:50 am
dinaclare ko sis kay boypren na dyan… no reconsiderations. period. LOL! si boypren araw araw nagpopropose so parang di ko alam kung yan ba ay totoo o nagloloko lang. LOL!
sige… padalhan ko kayo invitation ni mareng lalaine… pero syempre, lahat ng planong yan ay nakasulat pa lang sa hangin.
ifoundme
April 23, 2008 at 8:24 am
parang gusto ko dyan mag pakasal..
man, i never thought that philippines is much lovelier than i imagine (hanudaw?) 
wei vines
April 23, 2008 at 3:56 pm
nakupo…. tara! samahan kita magpalista dun. ganda nga magpasakal dyan. kung may banda ka pwede ka rin magconcert dyan.
sabihin mo na kay gerlpren dyan na lang kayo magpasakal.
ifoundme
April 24, 2008 at 12:13 am
Beautiful ‘graphs. Never heard of this place before today.
chris
April 24, 2008 at 6:19 am
hi! it’s only just these past few months that they started to promote this place. even the people here in our province were not aware that this place exist until recently.
ifoundme
April 24, 2008 at 7:00 am
nice pics, shame that it was burned down but you can still see its grandeur
madbong
April 24, 2008 at 12:34 pm
thanks!
yup, it’s a very beautiful structure. sobrang romantic na sobrang classic.
ifoundme
April 24, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Hi! You have really beautiful pictures of The Ruins here. I especially like the first one and the last one.
I am so glad they decided to open The Ruins to the public. Didn’t find out about it until I saw it on local TV. Was surprised to find out that the owner was a childdood friend.
bugsybee
May 16, 2008 at 6:55 am
thanks! isn’t the place so great? my jaw dropped when i first saw it. who could have thought you can find it in the middle of a sugarcane plantation? LOL! hope that your childhood friend would be able to maintain it.
ifoundme
May 16, 2008 at 8:04 am
wow ang ganda, i thought pictures are photoshop animated.
kamotenista
May 26, 2008 at 5:09 am
hindi. hindi ko kaya magpaganda ng pics sa photoshop pa. sa kagaya kong idiot pagdating sa computer, years pa bago mangyari yan.hahahha!
ifoundme
May 26, 2008 at 5:29 am
hi ifoundme,
great photos. we were in bacolod city last may 17 and 18 and our tour guide took us to the ruins. we had no idea what the ruins were at that time. now, i’m already planning my trip back there!
thanks for sharing the photos!
Icoy
June 18, 2008 at 7:14 am
yup, its really beautiful i was here 3 or more years ago brought by a friend from silay and a relative of the owner (or may be he is the owner). I’ll come back soon and enjoy it more. BL
you should come back. i think the coffee shop there is operating now…
boisie laman
July 22, 2008 at 9:58 am
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August 6, 2008 at 6:10 pm
hey,
i’d like to ask permission from you to use your pics for my blog. would that be ok?
i’m going to credit it to you anyway. but then of course, if you won’t allow it, i would pull it out.
thanks
it’s fine with me but can you please give me a link to your blog? that way we can share information whatsoever..
jay malaga
August 9, 2008 at 3:30 am
I am going to go see the place. It’s awesome. I’m sure it is going to be a wonderful feeling experiencing the atmosphere of such a beautiful landmark.
georgina
August 18, 2008 at 3:45 am
@ georgina – you’ll like it very much. someone told me they are serving meals now for lunch and dinner.
ifoundme
August 19, 2008 at 1:54 am
dumaan ako dito… i grew up in bacolod.. and im very familiar with this place. ill be back there when i return to bacolod this masskara festival!
eric
October 7, 2008 at 1:17 pm
i always been there.near n our house kasi eh.hehhe
cyra(baem2)
October 9, 2008 at 11:09 am
ganda talaga ng place.. kaya lg mahal kung mg pa party ka.. pero ayos lg.. sulit nman..
emman
October 29, 2008 at 7:39 am
i happened drop by that place twice before…malapit ksi sa place namin..it was horrible then,parang haunted ksi but now…super gandalicious,im planning to bring my kids there one of these days…
you are from here man? dal-a imo kids ah.. it’s nicer now
kikai
November 13, 2008 at 9:19 am
yup!!! hir lng kmi sa Bata..I never learned ganyan na kaganda ngayon,til i saw some pics sa internet…promiz punta tlaga kmi jan..
kikai
November 24, 2008 at 5:07 am
hi..im from bata too..as in ganda na pla nang place ngayun…hmmmm..does anyone knows how book the place for a reception?…excited nko umuwi nxt yr..woooot!!!
pasalamatan ko gid kung may makashare about this..:)
romiyu
November 30, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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Anonymous
December 12, 2008 at 4:33 am
i am so interested in this place. can anybody tell me its exact address? how far is it from talisay city public market? is it far from the main road? how far is it from bacolod city? is this open to the public? is there like a public transportation that go there, a jeepney or something? is there an entrance fee, if so, how much? is there a nearby restaurant that we can buy food in case we get hungry? how long can we stay? do i need to make prior reservations before going there? Thanks!
Sweet
January 13, 2009 at 10:42 am
wow ang ganda ng lugar!
Are these your pictures? ganda din ng pagkaka-capture.
japanesecake
June 11, 2009 at 1:34 pm
yes, they are mine. thank you!
ifoundme
July 14, 2009 at 12:34 pm
been at the ruins last saturday (sept.05/2009)
the place is truly amazing…
i am so excited sharing my experience to my friend/s upon my return in Manila ><
Gershon Buslatan
September 9, 2009 at 6:46 am
been at the ruins last Saturday, Sept. 05/2009
the place is truly amazing…
i am so excited to share my experience how lovely the place is upon my retun in Manila ><
Gershon Buslatan
September 9, 2009 at 6:48 am