TAAL VISTA LODGE

Architect: unknown Date Built: 1937 Style: English Tudor House Location: Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay Philippines Construction: Established in the 1937 as Taal Vista Lodge with 12 cabanas then managed by Manila Hotel, it holds a heritage of excellent service. Built by the then leaders of the Commonwealth government, the lodge accommodated heads of state, government officials and famous personalities. The hotel also served as the venue of the cabinet meetings of the late President Manuel L. Quezon. In 1956, then First Lady Luz Magsaysay cut the ceremonial ribbon that re-launched Taal Vista Hotel. Now part of the SM Group of Companies.

MANILA METROPOLITAN THEATER

Architect: Juan Arellano Date Built: 1931 1978 Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Padre Burgos Ave., Manila Construction: 1931 - 1978 The Manila Metropolitan Theater or MET is an art deco building designed by the Filipino architect Juan M. Arellano, and inaugurated on December 10, 1931, with a capacity of 1670 (846 orchestra, 116 in loge, and 708 in balcony). During the liberation of Manila by the United States and Filipino forces in 1945, the theatre was severely damaged, losing some of its roofing and walls battered. After reconstruction by the Americans it gradually fell into disuse in the 1960s. In the following decade it was meticulously restored in 1978 but again fell into decay. Recently, a bus terminal and parking building has been constructed at the back of the theatre.
The City of Manila, with the help of the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) recently finished a plan of the rehabilitation of the theater. The sculptures in the faade of the Theater are from the Italian sculptor Francesco Riccardo Monti, who lived in Manila from 1930 until his death in 1958, and worked closely together with Juan M. Arellano. Highly stylized relief carving of Philippine plants executed by the artist Isabelo Tampingco decorate the lobby walls and interior surfaces of the building. The theater was again closed in 1996 due to ownership disputes between the city administration and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). On June 23, 2010, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim re-opened the theater after extensive renovations. The theater is located on Padre Burgos Avenue, near the Manila Central Post Office.

PAMBANSANG MUSEO
Architect: Juan Arellano, Antonio Toledo Date Built: 1918 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Padre Burgos Avenue, Manila Construction: 1918 The Old Congress Building (also known as the Old Legislative Building) is a building located on Padre Burgos Avenue, Manila, Philippines. It is currently home of the National Art Gallery of the National Museum of the Philippines. From 1926 to 1972, and again from 1987 to 1997, the building was home to various legislative bodies of the Philippine government. The building was originally designed by Ralph Harrington Doane and Antonio Toledo in 1918, and was intended to be the future home of the National Library of the Philippines, according to the Plan of Manila of Daniel H. Burnham. Meanwhile, a Capitol building for the Philippine Legislature (established on October 16, 1916) was to rise on Wallace Field, just south of the library (the location is now Mara Y. Orosa Street in Rizal Park). Instead, the Philippine Legislature decided to move into the Library building in 1926, and changes to the building's layout were done accordingly by architect Juan M. Arellano. The building therefore became known as the Legislative Building. The Second Regular Session of the 7th Philippine Legislature was formally opened at the building on July 11, 1926. It was concurrently the headquarters of the National Library from 1928 to 1944. In 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was inaugurated, and the inauguration ceremonies and oath-taking of President Manuel L. Quezon were held outside the building. The building became home of the National Assembly of the Philippines, and it was subsequently known as the National Assembly Building. In 1940, the National Assembly was replaced by a bicameral Congress of the Philippines, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate occupied the upper floors while the House occupied the lower floors. The building would serve as home of the Commonwealth Congress until 1945. In World War II, Japanese forces in Manila bombed and destroyed the building. Most of the structure was beyond repair, except for the still-standing central portion. With the inauguration of the Republic of the Philippines in 1946, the building was to be reconstructed to be the home of Congress. Reconstruction began in 1949, while the Congress moved back the same year. The two wings of the building were completed in 1950. The building was rebuilt mostly from memory, with the aid of a few remaining blueprints. The building became known as the Congress Building, and continuously served as home of the Congress of the Philippines until 1972 with the declaration of martial law. The Congress was effectively dissolved, and the building was padlocked. For a short time, the building became home of the offices of the Prime Minister of the Philippines, a position established under the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines. The building was called the Executive House for the duration of that time. The Congress of the Philippines was reestablished with the ratification of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. While the House of Representatives moved to the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Constitution Hill, Quezon City, the Senate used the original Congress Building for their plenary sessions. The Senate would use the Congress Building until May 1997, when it moved to the GSIS Building on reclaimed land on Manila Bay in Pasay. The building was then turned over to the National Museum of the Philippines, and presently houses the National Art Gallery. On September 30, 2010, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines declared the building as a "National Historical Landmark" by virtue of Resolution No. 8 (dated September 30, 2010). A marker commemorating the declaration was unveiled on October 29, 2010.

MANILA CENTRAL POST OFFICE

Architect: Juan Arellano Date Built: 1926 1946 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Manila Construction: 1926 - 1946 The Manila Central Post Office is the head office of the Philippine Postal Corporation, and houses the country's main mail sorting-distribution operations. It is located in the Intramuros district of the city, at the bank of the Pasig River. The building's main entrance faces the Liwasang Bonifacio. Designed by Juan M. Arellano, the post office building was built in neo-classical architecture in 1926. It was severely damaged in World War II, and rebuilt in 1946 preserving most of its original design.

IDEAL THETRE
Architect: Pablo Antonio Date Built: 1933 Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Rizal Ave., Manila Construction: 1933 The Ideal Theater was located at Rizal Avenue in Manila and designed by the late Architect Pablo Antonio in 1933. The theater was demolished in the late 1970s to give way to the construction of a department store. The Ideal Theater was one of the first major works of Pablo Antonio along with the buildings of Far Eastern University and Manila Polo Club.

NATIVIDAD BUILDING
Architect: unknown Date Built: Unknown Style: beau arts Location: Escolta, Manila Construction: 0

During its heydey, the Insurance Commission found its home here. The building is still pretty much in the best of conditions. Together with the neighboring Calvo Building, the Natividad has been described as beaux-arts in its style, a style that began in France in the 1800s or thereabouts.

CALVO BUILDING
Architect: Fernando Ocampo Date Built: Unknown 1930 Style: N/A Location: Escolta, Manila Construction: 0 - 1930 Built in 1933, the Calvo Building currently houses a little known museum illustrating Escolta's rich history, located on its 2nd floor. The museum showcases old photographs of Escolta, old newspapers and magazine clippings and detailled scale models of Escoltas architectural landmarks by UST architecture students of 1996. It also has an impressive Vintage Bottle and advertisements Collection. The Calvo building was the home to the studios and corporate offices of the Republic Broadcasting System. The first signals of radio station DZBB was sent from a makeshift studio on its 4th floor. That company, seven years after, moved to its current location along EDSA and is now more popularly known as GMA7.

TIMES THEATER
Architect: None Date Built: Unknown 1939 Style: N/A Location: Quiapo, Manila Construction: 0 - 1939 The Times Theater,along Quezon Boulevard, Quiapo, Manila, was designed by Architect Luis Z. Araneta. It was erected in 1939, with a Art Moderne relief. Although unmaintained, the theater is still operational today, and can accommodate 800 people with its single screen operations.

STATE THEATER
Architect: Juan Felipe Nakpil Date Built: Unknown Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Rizal Ave., Manila Construction: 0 Among the theaters that lined up in Rizal Avenue during the American colonial period. It was demolished in the 1990s.

LYRIC THEATER
Architect: None Date Built: Unknown Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Construction: 0 a defunct theater house located in Escolta, Manila. It was owned and operated by Eastern Theatrical, Inc. The theater had a seating capacity for 1,600 people.

CEBU PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

Architect: Juan Arellano Date Built: 1937 1938 Style: N/A Location: Osmena Blvd., Cebu City Construction: 1937 - 1938 The Cebu Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Cebu. It was designed by Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmn. Construction started in 1937 during the incumbency of Governor Sotero Cabahug and was finished one year later during the time of Governor Buenaventura Rodriquez. It was inaugurated on June 14, 1938 by Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon. A tree planted by Quezon commemorates the event. The capitol features a domed three-level main building flanked by a two-level wing on both sides. The concave facade at the middle portion of the building contains an inscription that says The authority of the government emanates from the people. Erected A.D. MCMXXXVII. The dome caps a spacious rotunda cum lobby at the second level of the building. Staircases from both sides of the main entrance at the ground floor lead to this lobby. From this lobby are the entrance to the social hall and two hallways that lead to the north and south wings of the capitol. Along these hallways are the various rooms and offices of the provincial government and the old session hall which was recently converted into a museum. The governors office is located at the northern wing while the vice-governors is located at the opposite wing. The design of the capitol incorporates various styles. For example, the statues that top the pediment of the social hall bear influences of art deco while the columns below it are Tuscan. The capitol was damaged during World War II but was eventually rehabilitated under the Tydings War Damage Act of 1946.

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE VISAYAS

Architect: Juan Arellano Date Built: Unknown Style: N/A Location: Iloilo City Construction: 0 A legacy of Juan Arellano, the old city hall constructed in 1930's became the the seat of governance of Iloilo City from 1936 all the way to the 50's where it was donated to the University of the Philippines. Today, the old city hall serves as the main building of the campus and the future site of the expanded Center for West Visayan Studies and Museum of UP Visayas.

MANILA CITY HALL

Architect: Antonio Toledo Date Built: 1939 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Manila Construction: 1939 The Manila City Hall is symbolically synonymous to the city of MetroManila and its adjacent cities. Architect Antonio Toledo designed this landmark and its construction was finished in the 1930s. The present structure is a restoration after it was partially destroyed during the World War II.

KNEEDLER BUILDING
Architect: None Date Built: Unknown Style: N/A Location: Manila Construction: 0

Manila's first reinforced concrete office structure.

AVENUE THEATER
Architect: Juan Felipe Nakpil Date Built: Unknown Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Rizal Avenue, Manila Construction: 0 Located along Rizal Avenue in Manila, the theater had a 1,000 seating capacity, with its lobby bearing a marble finish flooring. At one point, the building housed a hotel and also served as office space. In 2006, it was demolished to make way for a parking lot, as realty costs were too expensive for it to be maintained.

LIFE THEATER
Architect: Pablo Antonio Date Built: Unknown Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Quiapo, Manila Construction: 0 One of the works of Pablo Antonio, the Life Theater used to be one of Manila's prime movie houses. The theater was adorned with aluminum buffles and columns, consistent with its art deco design. Along with the Times Theater, the theater is found along Quezon Boulevard inQuiapo, Manila. It has been converted to a shopping center.

CAPITOL THEATER
Architect: Juan Felipe Nakpil Date Built: 1935 Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Escolta, Manila Construction: 1935 The Capitol Theater, situated in Escolta, Manila, was designed by Philippine National Artist for Architecture Juan Nakpil and was built in the 1930s with an approximate seating capacity of 800. This theater had a double balcony, which is a rare architectural design. With an art deco style by the architect, the theater's facade has reliefs of 2 muses done by Francesco Monti. The theater is now closed, its location serving as a venue for a few commercial establishments and restaurants in the said area.

UY-CHACO BUILDING
Architect: Samuel C. Rowell Date Built: Unknown 1881 Style: Pre-Modern 1565-1898 Location: Sta. Cruz, Manila Construction: 0 - 1881 Built in 1914 by Samuel C. Rowell, the 6-story Uy-Chaco Building on Plaza Cervantes is considered Manila's first skyscraper. The design is rather electric. However, its undulating balconies and iron grilles mark it as belonging to the Art Nouveau style, making it Manila's first and last building style. The most striking feature of the building is the projecting turret on its northeastern corner. The rounded corner, emphasized by curving railings, gives the building the appearance of a French chateau. Rising from the eaves is a gabled roof with round clocks instead of windows. The building also features eight distinctly-designed bats, and projecting balconies on the third, fourth and fifth, floors.

REGINA BUILDING
Architect: None Date Built: Unknown 1934 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Sta. Cruz, Manila Construction: 0 - 1934 One of the earliest structures made of reinforced concrete, a material introduced during the American colonial period. According to sources, the original three-story building was designed by Andres Luna San Pedro. In the early 1930's it was bought by the De Leon family from the Roxas family and a fourth floor commissioned from architect Fernando Ocampo. The building is one of Manila's architectural landmarks, and is an example of the Art Deco style. Together with the Perez-Samanillo which is right across the street, it establishes a strong presence on the Escolta.

JAI ALAI BUILDING

Architect: None Date Built: 1940 Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Taft Ave., Manila Construction: 1940 The Manila Jai Alai Building was designed by American architect Welton Becket, a friend of Hollywood celebrities and designer of the homes of such screen legends as James Cagney and Cesar Romero, as well as of Los Angeles airport. It functioned as a building for which jai alai games were held. Built to the Streamline Moderne style, the building was completed in 1940 and survived the Battle of Manila, only to be demolished on 2000 upon the orders of the Mayor of Manila Lito Atienza amidst protests, to make way for the Manila Hall of Justice, which was never built.

PANGASINAN PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

Architect: None Date Built: Unknown Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Lingayen, Pangasinan Construction: 0 The neo-classical provincial capitol of Pangasinan designed by architect Ralph Harrington Duane, is probably the most famous building dating back from the American colonial period. Easily the most impressive public building in the province, its erection involved meticulous city planning. It formed the centerpiece of a grandiose plan that included the provincial high school and the governor's mansion. It was inaugurated in 1918. The Capitol was severely damaged during the pre-landing bombardment of Lingayen Beach by the American 7th Fleet in January 1945 and later restored.

LEYTE PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

Architect: None Date Built: 1917 1924 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Leyte Construction: 1917 1924

It is here that for four months the seat of power was transferred. Once was the headquarters of President Sergio Osmea after he was sworn in by MacArthur. Today it houses historical records and a few dioramas depicting the islands history.

JARO MUNICIPAL BUILDING

Architect: None Date Built: Unknown Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Iloilo Construction: 0 One of the exemplars of Art Deco architecture in the country. Formerly the Jaro Municipal Hall, this building now houses the Philippine National Police of Jaro, Iloilo.

MANILA LODGE OF THE ELKS

Architect: Willam Parsons Date Built: Unknown Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Manila Construction: 0 Today known as the Museo Pambata was once the building for the Manila Lodge of the Elks (Elks Club). A classical example American architecture following the Burnham Plan for Manila.

MANILA ARMY AND NAVY CLUB

Architect: US Army Corps of Engineers Date Built: 1911 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Manila Construction: 1911 The Manila Army and Navy Club was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1911. The club is located a long the Luneta Park at the shore of Manila Bay. Together with its sister, the "Elks Club" it has been the center of the social life of the Americans during many decades. In the later part of the 20th century it gradually decayed. In 2007 the then derelict building was planned to be renovated.

MANILA HOTEL
Architect: Willam Parsons Date Built: 1909 1912 Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Manila Construction: 1909 - 1912 When the United States took over the Philippine Islands from the Spanish in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, President William McKinley began Americanizing the former Spanish colony. In 1900 he appointed Judge William Howard Taft to head the Philippine Commission to evaluate the needs of the new territory. Taft, who later became the Philippines' first civilian Governor-General, decided that Manila, the capital, should be a planned town. He hired as his architect and city planner Daniel Hudson Burnham, who had built Union Station and the post office in Washington. In Manila, Mr. Burnham had in mind a long wide, tree-lined boulevard along the bay, beginning at a park area dominated by a magnificent hotel. To design the hotel Taft hired William Parsons, a New York architect, who envisioned an impressive, but comfortable hotel, along the lines of a California mission, but grander. The original design was an H-shaped plan that focused on well-ventilated rooms on two wings, providing grand vistas of the harbor, the Luneta, and Intramuros. The top floor was, in fact, a large viewing deck that was used for various functions, including watching the American navy steam into the harbor.

LUIS PEREZ SAMANILLO BUILDING

Architect: Andres Luna de San Pedro Date Built: Unknown 1928 Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: Sta. Cruz, Manila Construction: 0 - 1928 Constructed by Luna de San Pedro-Cortez and Associates, the Luis PerezSamanillo building was the first building on the northwest end of Escolta, Manila. It was recognized as the best commercial building in an architecture competition in 1928. With its entrance facing Escolta, it occupied an area almost coinciding with the entire street block.

NICANOR REYES HALL, FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY

Architect: Pablo Antonio Date Built: 1939 Style: Modernism/Philippine Art Deco 1898 Location: West Sampaloc, Manila Construction: 1939 This long building is the Nicanor Reyes Hall, one of the buildings of Far Eastern University (FEU). It is situated along Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo, Manila between Recto and Lerma streets. This shot was taken from LRT-2 Recto Station while Im waiting for the train to arrive. It was designed by National Artist Pablo Antonio and received Asia Pacific Heritage Award for Cultural Heritage from UNESCO in year 2005. It was named after its first president Nicanor Reyes Sr. This building was the first among the several buildings that are eventually constructed in what is now FEU Campus.

ROMAN SANTOS BUILDING

Architect: None Date Built: Unknown Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: Escolta corner Yuchengco st, Binondo, Manila Construction: The Greco-Roman inspired Roman Santos Building was built by Don Roman Santos y Rodriguez, a successful businessman and the founder of the Prudential Bank. Its construction started in 1938 and finished after World War II and is currently owned by the Bank of the Philippine Islands. .

QUEZON HALL, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

Architect: Juan Felipe Nakpil Date Built: Unknown Style: Early Modern/Neo-Classical 1898 Location: University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Construction: 0 Quezon Hall is the frontmost building of UP Diliman. It is located behind the Oblation statue as an arch, with three columns supporting the arch. Quezon Hall also hosts the UP Board of Regents as well as other administrative functions and positions in the university.

GONZALEZ HALL, UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN

Architect: Juan Felipe Nakpil Date Built: Unknown Style: Early Modern 1940-1950 Location: Diliman, Quezon City Construction: At the heart of the University of the Philippines flagship campus in Diliman, Quezon City lies Gonzalez Hall, which houses the University Library, or what is more commonly called as the Main Library. The UP Main Library is enclosed within the Academic Oval, beside the UP Sunken Garden. Gonzalez Hall was named after the Universitys sixth President, Bienvenido M. Gonzalez. It completes the six pioneering buildings of the campus, and is actually the first to be built as UP transferred from Padre Faura, Manila to Diliman in 1949. The five other buildings are namely Benitez Hall (College of Education), Palma Hall (College of Social Sciences and Philosophy), Malcolm Hall (College of Law), Melchor Hall (College of Engineering) and Quezon Hall (Administration Building). These buildings share and portray modern architectural designs, and also serve as landmarks of the Universitys early beginnings, being part of its colorful history for the past one hundred years. The Gonzalez Hall not only houses the library, it also accommodates the Universitys Archives, and a Museum, Bulwagan ng Dangal.

QUEZON BRIDGE
Architect: Gustave Alexander Eiffel Date Built: 1852 Style: Early Modern 1940-1950 Location: Pasig river, Quiapo-Ermita Manila City Construction: Once known as Puente de Colgante because it was once a suspension bridge connecting Ermita and Quiapo. During the 1930s, the suspension bridge was reconstructed and converted into a modern steel bridge. It was renamed Quezon Bridge, after Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines at that time. Historians dispute local traditions that say the bridge was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (This is also asserted about thePunte de Ayala.) They note the original bridge has been documented as designed by a Basque. The 1930s work was a replacement of aged materials rather than a new design.(In addition, the 1930s work was performed a decade after Eiffel died in 1923.)

MABINI BRIDGE
Architect: unknown Date Built: unknown Style: Early Modern Location: Pasig river, Nagtahan Manila City Construction: Also known as Nagtahan bridge.

JONES BRIDGE
Architect: juan M. Arellano Date Built: 1945 Style: Neoclassical Location: Pasig river, Binondo Manila City Construction: After the floods of the September 1914 damaged Puente de Espaa, construction of a replacement bridge was started in 1916 by the American Colonial government, one block downriver from the original location. It was named as Jones Bridge after former Virginia Rep.William Atkinson Jones, who was the principal author of the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916. The Neoclassical design by Juan M. Arellano was an ornate concrete arch bridge. The entrances to the bridge were bordered by pillars topped with statues. The bridge was destroyed by the bombs of World War II. After the war, the bridge was reconstructed by the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads and thenPhilippine Bureau of Public Works under the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1945. Carrying the name of the bridge, the new span was a simple bridge with metal pole railings, bare in design. The design features from the old bridge that survived the war, were moved to other locations in Manila. One of the statues that was previously set on top of one of the pillar at the entrance to the bridge was moved to Rizal Park.