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The Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park situated in Quezon City, Philippines is a prominent landmark located within a large elliptical traffic circle bounded by the Elliptical Road. Serving as the main park of Quezon City, which was the official capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976, the park is renowned for its centerpiece: a 66 ...
The Quezon Heritage House is a reconstructed version of the house at 45 Gilmore Street in New Manila which served as residence of former President Manuel Quezon's family. The Quezons moved to the house in 1927 when it was offered to them after then-Senator Manuel L. Quezon contracted tuberculosis . [ 1 ]
The Welcome Rotonda, officially the Mabuhay Rotonda, is a roundabout in Quezon City, Philippines. It is located a few meters from the city's border with Manila, at the intersection of E. Rodriguez, Sr. Boulevard, Mayon Street, Quezon Avenue, Nicanor Ramirez Street, and España Boulevard. The name may also refer to the monument situated on its ...
The Quezon Memorial Shrine (Filipino: Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon, [1] lit. ' National Memorial Shrine of Quezon ') is a monument and national shrine dedicated to former Philippine President Manuel Quezon located within the grounds of Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. It also houses a museum at its base.
Map of the City of Greater Manila in 1942, showing Quezon City divided into two districts—Balintawak and Diliman—during its incorporation. The Philippine Exposition in 1941 was held on the newly established Quezon City, but participants were limited to locals because of the increasing turbulence at the beginning of the Second World War. [19]
To the Heroes of the City of Manila Remembrance memorial to the heroes of Manila during the Second World War. In front of Manila City Hall: Filipino February 3, 1993 Santa Isabel College: Founded in 1594 by the Hermandad de la Misericordia mainly for orphaned Spanish girls. Santa Isabel College, Taft Avenue: English September 14, 1947
Historic sites in the Philippines are designated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies through the installation of historical markers (Filipino: panandang pangkasaysayan). [1] The following are lists of NHCP historical markers by region:
Colonial Urban Plan and Fortifications of the Walled City of Manila City of Manila: ii, iv (cultural) 2024 The Historic Centre of Manila documents, in its built environment, an exemplary example of development in town planning and architecture, demonstrating an amalgamation and important interchange of several ideas over the Age of Colonization ...