St. Pancratius Chapel - a Sunday mass is in session.
The deceased were entombed in the old burial vaults (left).
More burial vaults are in courtyards behind the chapel.
I spent 5 hours this past Sunday sketching in Paco Park, a park of circular stone walls surrounding the St. Pancratius Chapel and Cemetery in the Paco District of Central Manila. Paco is a small neat park with a quiet ambience - a good location to sit and sketch the unique, moss-covered chapel and grounds. The thick stone walls still contain many old burial vaults, where the bodies of parishioners and priests were once entombed. As I drew, a number of families and groups walked by, taking pictures of the chapel, and relaxing in this quiet haven from noisy Manila, just beyond the walls.
Interestingly, the roof used to be octagon sided, pointing steeply. I don't know exactly when they changed it to the dome. Good job, Buz
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