Bacolod Provincial Capitol

This is the Bacolod Provincial Capitol at night...

Even at night, the place looks stunning and regal albeit a little eerie. How I wished they would opt for the sodium flood lights instead of the white light because if they did so, then it would have lent the place a more picturesque character.

The building of the Capitol spanned the first quarter of the 20th century.  Planned by Burnham and executed by Arellano, this neoclassical monument is a testament of the lost grandeur of Negros.

It was fortunate for the people of Negros that on the tail end of WWII, the Americans captured Bacolod before the Japanese had the chance to blow up the Capitol.

Now, the building currently houses the office of the Governor and its subordinate offices.  The insides of which has been renovated with modern tiles and A/Cs and roman blinds in order to service the wants of the modern political lifestyle.  I wonder if they consulted conservation groups like the Heritage Conservation Society or even the NCCA if the remodelling they did inside the Capitol was in consonance with sound restoration processes and was sensitive to the history of the building. Painting the walls I believe is ok, but to change the tiles into cheap green Mariwasa ones is highly contemptuous. But who gives a sit about it? No one.

  So, instead of killing my neurons over tempests in a teacup, I'll just comfort myself with taking these pictures.