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ILOILO HERITAGE MANSIONS TOUR. 1ST STOP. The plan was just to drive by the Lizares Mansion, which is now owned by the Angelicum School of Iloilo, but was called by its imposing structure to at least have a photograph that captures proportions. Indeed, it's difficult to see a person standing in front of the building when the whole mansion is framed in a snapshot. The mansion was built in 1937 on a 2-hectare property by Don Emiliano Lizares for his wife Conchita Gamboa. The mansion has three floors, a basement and an attic. The interiors like the winding staircase, floor and doors are made of hardwood. It has 59 doors. When the WWII broke out, the mansion became Japanese Army HQ and was sold a few times after the war until Angelicum acquired it in 1978. Angelicum has since opened the school to visitors and tourists and has started a campaign to restore and sustain the mansion. Woohoo!") #IloiloWhenThePastIsAlwaysPresent #LizaresMansion
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