Every Filipino who knows about history knows about this balcony. Located at the famous Aguinaldo House which is now the Aguinaldo shrine, the Independence balcony is famous for its location. On this Independence balcony which was then a window, the Philippine national flag, made by Marcela Agoncillo in Hong Kong, was officially unfurled by Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista as President Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine Independence from Spain eight decades ago on June 12, 1898.
It was also on this Independence Balcony where the Marcha Nacional Filipina, the Philippine national anthem composed by Julian Felipe, was played by Banda Malabon.
Architecturally, the balcony sits at the end of a rectangular room and opens from a rectangular window. Then, it was a window but soon after a balcony was made with a balustrade with 11 balusters and a semi curved handrail molded in a rectangular baluster classical style.
Reference
Wikipedia.http://www.tupanggala.com/aguinaldo-shrine/
“The Filipino Spirit The Aguinaldo Shrine.” Filipino.biz.ph. http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/shrine.html
Wikipedia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguinaldo_Shrine
“The Aguinaldo House.”Malacanang. http://malacanang.gov.ph/75324-the-aguinaldo-house/
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