The Snapshots in Time Collection

Ruins of a Neoclassical Institutional Building, Luzon, Philippines, WWII Era

Ruins of a Neoclassical Institutional Building, Luzon, Philippines, WWII Era

The gutted shell of a Neoclassical public building stands roofless on Luzon, its colonnade the only surviving feature after the destruction wrought during the 1944-1945 Luzon campaign. Scenes like this were common across the Philippines as fighting and fires destroyed schools, capitols, and municipal buildings throughout the archipelago. Project: 218434