Bacarra Church Bell Tower Ruin
Photos by Dr Abe V Rotor
Domeless Tower with a Hanging Cross, circa 2000
Bacarra Church. Note bell tower at the background
Torre ti Bacarra was built in 1828; it was 50 meters high, 16 meters in diameter at the base and slowly narrows towards the peak. Its top is adorned by an ornate brass bell. An earthquake in 1931 damaged it and made it lean on its side. Since then it has been called the Bowing Bell Tower of Bacarra, others call it the Leaning Tower of the North. Another earthquake in 1983 flattened the tower's top making it appear domeless, hence it is also called Domeless Tower. It has since been named a national cultural treasure.
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