Saturday, August 18, 2018

" THE QUEZON MEMORIAL CIRCLE “



BEFORE AND AFTER
Location: Elliptical Rd., Diliman Quezon City 
Wayback 1960’s

DID YOU KNOW?!
*The Quezon Memorial Circle located in Quezon City, which became the capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976
*Quezon Memorial is a magnificent tribute to formerly president Manuel L Quezon
*The Quezon Memorial shrine is an art-deco themed monument was Designed of Architect Federico Ilustre and is made from Italian Carrara Marble and was built during the 1950’s and serves as the centerpiece of the Quezon memorial circle
*The 66-metre (217 ft) shrine, representing quezon’s age when he died from tuberculosis stands on a thirtysix hectare elliptical lot
*The three pillars of the monument symbolize Luzon Visayas and Mindanao
*former president Ferdinand Marcos issued an order declaring Quezon Memorial Circle as a National shrine In August 19, 1979

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