It's been awhile since I visited our Provincial Capitol building. Recently, I paid a visit since it is our scheduled territory for cart witnessing. Our Capitol building has a huge compound composed of different parks, which I already shared in my old posts. However, I haven't got to share anything inside the Capitol building.
Before anything else, I live in the province of Pangasinan. The name of the province was derived from the word ASIN which is the Filipino word for SALT. Pangasinan is a coastal province which is an advantage for salt making. The province's capital is Lingayen, which is my hometown. Our Provincial Capitol is located in our town.
This is the Provincial Capitol building. It is where the provincial seat was located. With its architecture and design, it is neoclassical as it was designed by the American architect Daniel Burnham during the American occupation of the country back in 1917.
When you enter the capitol building, you will be introduced with the provincial seal. In the seal you can see 1580, the year the province was established as a political unit, and some symbolism which shows the province as a coastal land.
Right above the seal is a grand chandelier. In the background is the spiral staircase (before the backdoor) which will lead you to offices at the second floor. I didn't bother to go up because working hours is ongoing.
At the side wall, there goes the pictures of the past governors of Pangasinan since 1945, after the World War 2 and the end of American occupation, until 2007. The picture of the previous governor Amado Espino, Jr. isn't there yet, as well as the incumbent Amado Espino III.
The building was greatly damaged during the World War 2, and this shows the building was reconstructed back in 1949 under the rule of the governor that time, Enrique Braganza.
The building doesn't look as good as it is now until it was rehabilitated in 2008 under the rule of Governor Amado Espino, Jr. Aside from the Buikding, parks surrounding the Capitol building was beautified too, which attracted tourists from other towns and provinces.
On my next visit, I would be showing more about the Capitol and our province, not just from the building, but also the buildings in the compound.
This is the park which surrounds the Capitol building. You can see lush greens of plants and trees, and grasses where you can picnic.
We had our lunch in the park with my girlfriend @shula14 and his brother, friends @saskia and @shawmeow, who happened to be Steemians too.
