Mabini Shrine | |
Type: | Shrine |
Location: | Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines |
Designated: | 1949 |
Designer: | Juan Nakpil |
Mabini Shrine is a memorial shrine in Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines. The shrine is dedicated to Apolinario Mabini (1864–1903). He was a Filipino revolutionary leader and statesman who served as foreign minister and adviser to Emilio Aguinaldo, the first Philippine president.[1] [2] The shrine is also the place where Mabini was born.[3]
Mabini Shrine is a memorial shrine in Tanauan, Batangas dedicated to Apolinario Mabini. It was designed by Juan Nakpil, one of the National Artists for architecture in the Philippines.[4]
The shrine hosts a historical marker that the Philippines Historical Committee, now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), installed in 1939 to denote the place where Mabini was born. A replica of the hut where Mabini was born can be seen in the shrine.[5]
In addition, the shrine has a museum built in 1956, which the NHCP renovated in 2014. The museum's facilities now include an audio-visual room, a stereoscopy room, push-button exhibits, and a hologram display of Mabini.