The Ruins (mansion)

The Lacson Ruins
House in Negros Occidental, Philippines Building details
The Ruins in August 2023
Map of Negros Occidental showing the location of Talisay City
Former name	Taj Mahal of Philippines
Established	Early 1900 (1900)
Location	Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Coordinates	10°42′37″N 122°59′00″E / 10.7102°N 122.9833°E / 10.7102; 122.9833
Type	Private in-stu open-air Local museum
Key holdings	Ruined ancestral house at a large farm.
Collection size	440 hectares (1,100 acres)
Owner	Mariano Ledesma Lacson Maria Braga Lacson
Website	theruins.com.ph

Alternative names	The Ruins
General information
Status	Preserved as dilapidated
Type	House
Architectural style	Italian architecture
Town or city	Talisay, Negros Occidental
Country	Philippines
Construction started	Early 1900
Owner	Lacson-Javellana
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The Lacson Ruins are the remains of the ancestral home mansion of the family of Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson and Maria Braga Lacson. It is situated in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The mansion was built in early 1900s and inspired by Italian architecture.^[1]

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History

The Lacson Ruins is the ancestral mansion of the family of wealthy sugar businessman Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson built on a 440 hectare sugar plantation in Talisay, Negros Occidental, in the early 1900s in memory of his Portuguese wife Maria Braga Lacson, who died during the birth of their 8th child. During the Second World War, Filipino guerillas burned it down as a countermeasure to prevent the invading Japanese forces from using it as a military headquarters. It burned for three days. The intention was to burn it to the ground.^[1]

Current status

Known variously as the "Taj Mahal of Talisay", "Taj Mahal of Negros" and "Taj Mahal of the Philippines", it is in the private ownership of the descendants of Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson and Cora Maria Osorio Rosa-Braga. They have preserved it in its ruined state, among operational farmland, as a tourist attraction that can be visited for a fee or hired for events. It is open to daily visitors from 8am to 8pm for an entrance fee of PHP150 for adults, PHP100 for senior citizens or PWD, PHP 80 for students and free for children. The fee is PHP1000 for those who will take photoshoots.^[1]