The 66-foot memorial monument to the President of the Commonwealth Republic, Manuel Luis Quezon, stands on an expanse of 27-hectare circular lot (numbers from WOW Philippines) that had been developed during the last two decades as a park complete with restaurants and flea market.
Made from Carrara marble, the three pylons represent the three main geographic regions of the Philippines — Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao (Wikipedia). Built at a time when Quezon City was the capital of the Philippines, across the Elliptical Road, the Quezon Memorial Circle is surrounded by government office buildings.
Today, beyond the office buildings are urban poor communities that continue to grow.
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Jon Limjap 08.21.07 at 10:40 pm
Hehe… the castle-like “inverted trapezoid” structure just behind the squatter’s area is the gymnasium of Philippine Science High School.
Brings back memories… hehe
islandboyinthecity 08.23.07 at 5:36 am
nice capture from the viewing decks of Trinoma
tutubi 08.24.07 at 7:23 pm
bloghopped here
i have an upcoming post also about this monument but my pics were taken at night
Sidney 08.25.07 at 12:51 pm
Nice view of the area. Impressive tower.
Sassy 08.28.07 at 1:35 pm
Jon, talaga? hehehe
islandboyinthecity, took the photos while ditching two guys trying to give us Bible lessons right there on the viewing deck.
tutubi, your pics aren’t up yet? would love to take photos of QMC at night. And the Oblation too.
Hi Sidney, you always make my day.