Manila City Hall

Manila City Hall in the background
Photography by Nilo A. Pelayo

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Size: 4"x5.5"

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Distributor: National Book Store (NBS)
Cost: Php1.75
Copyright: 1994
Barcode: 4-800224-001373
Serial Number: 8-00137

CITY HALL DETAILS:

The Manila City Hall is the official seat of government of the City of Manila. It was originally intended to be a part of a national government center envisioned by Daniel Burnham in the 1930s. The clock tower, also designed by Antonio Toledo which was completed during the 1930s, is the largest clock tower in the Philippines, reaching close to 100 feet in elevation.
Type: City Government building
Architectural Style: Neoclassical architecture
Architect: Antonio M. Toledo
Construction: 1939 - 1941
Location: Padre Burgos Avenue corner Natividad Almeda-Lopez (Concepcion) and Arroceros (Antonio J. Villegas) Streets, Ermita, Manila, Philippines

DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:

Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
National Historical Landmark, National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)
Registered Property, City of Manila

Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex

Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex

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Manila Yacht Club: A members-only yacht club located in Manila Bay, and one of the oldest yacht clubs in Asia.
Tanghalang Pambansa
Manila Film Center: Served as the main theater for the First Manila International Film Festival in 1982.

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Serial Number: 268073

Philippine High School for the Arts

Philippine High School for the Arts

National Arts Center of the Philippines complex

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Serial Number: V-79213



SCHOOL DETAILS:
"..a building dominated by a huge, truncated, pyramidal, tiled roof supported at the four corners by eight triangular buttresses." (Arkitekturang Pilipino, Gerard Lico, p. 470)
Official Filipino Name: Pambansang Sentro ng mga Sining ng Pilipinas
Type: Public arts high school
Architectural Style: Contemporary (Uses bahay kubo as a sub influence)
Architect: Leandro V. Locsin

Established: June 11, 1977 (by virtue of Presidential Decree 1287)

Location: Mount Makiling, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Work of National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin
Registered Property, Municipality of Los Baños, Laguna

Philippine Military Academy

Melchor Hall (Main Building)

Philippine Military Academy (PMA)

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Publisher: Kruger
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Cost: Php 35
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Serial Number: C-023



SCHOOL DETAILS:
Official Filipino Name: Paaralang Militar ng Pilipinas
Type: Military academy
Motto: Courage, Integrity, Loyalty
Established: October 25, 1898 (as Academia Militar de Malolos)
Location: Fort General Gregorio del Pilar, Baguio City, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Marked Structure (Unveiled: May 21, 2019), National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)

Baguio Cathedral

Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral

(Baguio Cathedral)

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Publisher: Kruger
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Serial Number: C-015



CATHEDRAL DETAILS:
The cathedral has a distinctive pink façade with a rose window and twin square belfries with pyramidal roofs.
Status: Cathedral
Architectural Style: Neo-Romanesque
Architect: Rev. Leo Valdemans, CICM
Materials: Gravel, Cement, Steel, Concrete
Construction: 1920 - 1936

Dedication: Our Lady of Atonement (Blessed Virgin Mary)

Location: Baguio City, Philippines

Tanghalang Pambansa

Tanghalang Pambansa (National Theater)

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Serial Number: C-013



BUILDING DETAILS:
Type: Performing arts center
Architectural Style: Brutalist
Architect: Leandro V. Locsin
Construction: April 1966 - September 1969
Location: Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Pasay City, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Work of National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin

Philippine International Convention Center

Philippine International Convention Center
Plenary Hall, Reception Hall, Lobby

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BUILDING DETAILS:
Official Filipino Name: Sentrong Pangkapulungang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas
Type: Convention center
Architectural Style: Brutalist
Architect: Leandro V. Locsin
Construction: November 1974 - September 1976
Location: Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Pasay City, Philippines


DECLARATION/CLASSIFICATION:
Tangible Immovable Cultural Property
Work of National Artist for Architecture Leandro V. Locsin
Work of National Artist for Landscape Architecture Ildefonso P. Santos