Quezon Memorial Shrine
| Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon | |
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| Coordinates | 14°39′02.9″N 121°02′53.5″E / 14.650806°N 121.048194°ECoordinates: 14°39′02.9″N 121°02′53.5″E / 14.650806°N 121.048194°E |
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| Location | Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City |
| Designer | Federico Ilustre |
| Type | Mausoleum, Museum |
| Height | 66 meters (217 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1952 |
| Completion date | 1978 |
| Dedicated to |
Manuel Quezon, 1st President of the Philippine Commonwealth (Officially the 2nd President of the Philippines overall) |
The Quezon Memorial Shrine (Filipino:Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon,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. It also houses a museum at its base.
The Quezon Memorial Committee which was tasked to organize a nationwide fund-raising campaign for the building of a monument dedicated to former President Manuel Quezon, was established by the virtue of Executive Order, No. 79 signed by then President Sergio Osmeña on December 17, 1945. Then President Elpidio Quirino proposed the relocation of the monument away from its original planned site but such plans did not pushed through. The Bureau of Public Works commenced the construction of the monument in 1952.
The monument was placed under the jurisdiction of the National Historical Institute through Presidential Decree No.1 issued by then President Ferdinand Marcos on September 24, 1972.
On January 14, 1974, the monument was formally designated as a national shrine and was inaugurated in August 19, 1978. The remains of former President Manuel Quezon was transferred to the Quezon Memorial Shrine from the Manila North Cemetery on August 1, 1979. The remains of Aurora Aragon Quezon, was likewise transferred to the shrine on April 28, 2005.
The Quezon Memorial Shrine was designed by Federico Ilustre. The 66 meters (217 ft) monument is composed of three connected pylons and is located at the center of the Quezon Memorial Circle, a major park in Quezon City. An observation deck is also present at the top of the structure which has a capacity of 60 people which can provide a panoramic view of the city. A spiral staircase connects the deck to the bottom of the structure. The observation deck is currently not open to the public.
The columns are adorned with three grieving bowed angels holding sampaguita (Jasminum sambac) wreaths with each of them representing the three major island groups of the Philippines namely, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Each of the angels were given a traditional clothing representing one of the three island group. The angel figures were made by Italian sculptor Francesco Riccardo Monti.
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