Zambales Provincial Building
Building in Zambales, Philippines
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The Zambales Provincial Building or Zambales Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Zambales in the Philippines.
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| Zambales Provincial Building | |
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Facade of Zambales Provincial Capitol | |
 Interactive map of the Zambales Provincial Building area | |
Alternative names | Zambales Provincial Capitol |
General information | |
| Location | Iba, Zambales, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 15°19′33″N 119°58′52″E |
Construction started | 1875 |
Completed | 1878 |
National Historical Landmarks | |
| Designated | 1939 |
The original building was constructed by the Spanish colonial government from 1875 to 1878.[1] It was used as a prison and later as the general headquarters of the revolutionary government of Zambales in 1899.[2] The existing building is a two-storey structure that was renovated in 1979.[1]
Present situation
The building houses the administrative and financial offices of the provincial government. The legislative department had since moved out from the capitol building in 2021.[3]
In 2023, the provincial government announced that a new capitol building will be built right across the existing provincial capitol to replace it. The new capitol building will have four stories and cost 500 million pesos.[4]
Recognition
In 1939, the Philippines Historical Committee, a predecessor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, recognized the provincial building as a historical structure by installing a historical marker.[5]
