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The Ruins (mansion)

The Ruins is the remains of the ancestral home mansion of the family of Don Mariano
Ledesma Lacson and Maria Braga Lacson. It is situated in Talisay, Negros Occidental,
Philippines. The mansion was built in early 1900s and inspired by Italian
architecture.[1][2][3][4]

The Ruins

The Ruins
Map of Negros Occidental showing the location of
Talisay City

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Former name Taj Mahal of Philippines

Established Early 1900

Location Talisay, Negros

Occidental, Philippines

Coordinates 10.7102°N 122.9833°E

Type Private in-stu open-air Local

museum

Key holdings Ruined ancestral house at a

large farm.

Collection size 440 hectares (1,100 acres)

Owner Mariano Ledesma Lacson

Maria Braga Lacson

 Website theruins.com.ph

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Building details

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Alternative names The Ruins

General information

Status Preserved as dilapidated

Type House

Architectural style Italian architecture

Town or city Talisay, Negros Occidental

Country Philippines

Named for Taj Mahal of Talisay

Construction Early 1900

started

Owner Lacson-Javellana

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HistoryEdit

The Ruins in Talisay, Negros Occidental at Dusk

The ancestral home mansion of the family of wealthy sugar baron Don Mariano
Ledesma Lacson who built it in early 1900s, in memory of his Portuguese wife Maria
 Braga Lacson, who had died during the birth of her eleventh child. It was constructed
on a 440-hectare plantation in Talisay City, Negros Occidental and burned down by the
guerillas during the Second World War to prevent its use as military office by
the invading Japanese forces. It burnt for 3 days down to its current empty cement
shell.[1][2][3][4]
ArchitectureEdit
It is built in Italianate architecture.[1][2][3][4] The ruins is an example of brilliant
architecture. Located on a sugar plantation in the Negros Occidental province of the
Philippines, WWII Filipino guerrillas employed by the US Armed forces intentionally
set the building on fire in order to prevent invading Japanese forces from being able to
use the building as a headquarters. The intention was to burn it to the ground.
Current status
See alsoEdit
 Taj Mahal of India
 Balay Negrense
 Hacienda Rosalia
 Silliman Hall
 Dizon-Ramos Museum
 Museo Negrense de La Salle
 Dr. Jose Corteza Locsin Ancestral House

ReferencesEdit
1. ^ a b c d "The ruin of Talisay", TravelogPhilippines.com.
2. ^ a b c d "The Ruins - Taj Mahal of Negros", Rappler.com.
3. ^ a b c d "Thing to know before visiting the Ruins in talisay", ANotSoPopularKid.com.
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