The cemetery was built by Franciscan missionaries in 1851 and it is only one of its kind in the Philippines. The cemetery was exclusively for Spanish friars and affluent residents in Nagcarlan. It served as a meeting place of Katipuneros or Filipino Revolutionaries.
Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery Entrance - Nagcarlan, Laguna - Philippines
Inside the cemetery walls...
The cemetery chapel in baroque style.
Too bad, taking pictures inside the chapel and the crypt beneath the chapel isn't allowed. I wish that the interior of the chapel and the crypt will be restored in the future. The interior is almost bare and I've seen some vandalisms inside.
Details of the facade.
Nagcarlan, Laguna Philippines
Photo taken on May 25, 2005
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