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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 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.
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 ]
Historical marker. The Tandang Sora Shrine was "restored" by the Quezon City government in 2005 as a tribute to Melchora Aquino [4] and the shrine was built in 2008 [2] during the tenure of then-Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Prior to the shrine's construction, a marker is already present near the site of the shrine although it is generally hidden from view from the public by houses.
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]
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 ...
Concession for the Manila–Dagupan line awarded to Don Edmundo Sykes, January 21, 1887, and later transferred to the Manila Railroad Company Ltd. of London. Corner stone of the main station building at Tutuban laid July 31, 1887. Entire Manila–Dagupan line, 195 kilometers long, completed and service inaugurated November 24, 1892.
The People Power Monument is an 18-meter-high (59 ft) monument built to commemorate the events of the 1986 People Power Revolution.The monument is located on the corner of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue and White Plains Avenue in Barangay Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Philippines.