Bale Batu, Arayat
Artist Jesus Padilla's 'Stone House' at the foot of Mount Arayat, built from cement and crushed mountain rock and modelled on Angkor Wat.
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Overview
Bale Batu, Kapampangan for stone house, is a residence designed and built by local artist Jesus Padilla in Barangay Baliti, beside Gintung Pakpak Ecopark. He made it from cement mixed with pulverised rock from Mount Arayat and modelled it after Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
It is open from 6am to 5pm, with an entrance fee of about PHP 50.
Location
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