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Islamic architecture. The Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia. The Great Mosque of Kairouan (built by Uqba ibn Nafi c. 670 C.E.) uses the golden ratio in the design including its plan, the prayer space, court, and minaret, [ 19] but the ratio does not appear in the original parts of the mosque. [ 20]
The Philippine peso is ultimately derived from the Spanish peso or pieces of eight brought over in large quantities by the Manila galleons of the 16th to 19th centuries. From the same Spanish peso or dollar is derived the various pesos of Latin America, the dollars of the US and Hong Kong, as well as the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen. [1 ...
The Philippine fifty-peso note ( Filipino: Limampung piso (formal), singkuwenta pesos ( Vernacular )) (₱50) is a denomination of Philippine currency. Philippine president and former House Speaker Sergio Osmeña is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the Taal Lake and the giant trevally (known locally as maliputo) are ...
Philippine fifty-peso note. Philippine five hundred-peso note. Philippine five-peso note. Philippine one hundred-peso note. Philippine one thousand-peso note. History of Philippine money. Philippine ten-peso note. Philippine twenty-peso note. Philippine two hundred-peso note.
Panabas is a curved-blade weapon. The panabas is a large, forward-curved sword, used by certain ethnic groups in the southern Philippines. Its length varied from two to four feet, and was either wielded with one hand or with both. It was used as a combat weapon, as an execution tool, and as a display of power.
The current structure completed in 1891, the San Sebastian Church is noted for its architecture. An example of the Gothic Revival architecture in the Philippines, it is the only steel building church in the Philippines. [2] [3] It was designated as a National Historical Landmark in 1973 [4] and as a National Cultural Treasure in 2011. [5]
The architecture of the Philippines reflects the historical and cultural traditions in the country. Most prominent historic structures in the archipelago are influenced by Austronesian and American architectures. During three hundred thirty years of Spanish colonization, the Philippine architecture was dominated by the Spanish influences.
2002–2013 (₱200) The New Design Series (NDS) (also known as the BSP Series after the establishment of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) was the name used to refer to the banknotes of the Philippine peso conceptualized from 1983 to 1985, issued from 1985 to 2013 and circulated from 1985 to 2019 including commemorative notes, and coins issued ...