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1) CEBU PROVINCIAL CAPITOL

The Cebu Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Cebu in


the Philippines. Located at the north end of Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City, it
was designed by Juan M. Arellano, a Filipino architect best known for the Manila
Metropolitan Theater (1935), the Legislative Building (1926; now the National
Museum of the Philippines), and the Manila Central Post Office (1926). Its
architectural style is neoclassicism, art deco.

2) CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

The Central United Methodist Church is the first Protestant church in


the Philippines, located along T.M. Kalaw Street, Ermita, Manila. Founded on 5
March 1899 during the American Occupation, it was originally named Central
Methodist Episcopal Church. Its architectural style is gothic.

3) EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, MANILA

The Embassy of the United States of America to the Philippines is situated in the


Chancery Building of the Manila American Embassy along Roxas Boulevard
(formerly Dewey Boulevard) in Ermita, Manila. The Embassy has been
representing the United States Government since the Philippines was granted
independence on July 4, 1946. The Federal Modern style chancery, designed by
Juan M. de Guzman Arellano and completed in 1940, was initially the residence
and offices of the U.S. High Commissioner.

4) GOTA DE LECHE BUILDING

The Gota de Leche Building is a heritage site located


in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. It was designated as an Important Cultural
Property by the National Museum of the Philippines in August 2014. Its
architectural style is Italian Renaissance.

5) WILLIAM A. JONES MEMORIAL BRIDGE

The William A. Jones Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Jones Bridge, is


an arched girder bridge that spans the Pasig River in the City of
Manila, Philippines. It is named after the United States legislator William Atkinson
Jones, who served as the chairman of the U.S. Insular Affairs House
Committee which had previously exercised jurisdiction over the Philippines and
the principal author of the Jones Law that gave the country legislative autonomy
from the United States. Originally designed by Filipino architect Juan M.
Arellano using Neoclassical architecture, the first incarnation of the bridge features three arches resting on two heavy
piers, adorned by faux-stone and concrete ornaments, as well as four sculptures on concrete plinths allegorically
representing motherhood and nationhood.

6) MANILA CENTRAL POST OFFICE

The Manila Central Post Office, often called the Post Office Building, is the main
postal office of Manila, which also serves as the home of the Philippine Postal
Corporation.  It is located along the riverbanks in Lawton, Ermita and lies at the
northern end of Liwasang Bonifacio. The original building was designed by Juan
M. Arellano and Tomás Mapúa in neoclassical style.

7) MANILA METROPOLITAN THEATER

The Manila Metropolitan Theater or MET is an art deco building in Manila,


designed by Filipino architect Juan M. Arellano. It was inaugurated on December
10, 1931, with a capacity of 1670 (846 orchestra, 116 in the lodge, and 708 in the
balcony). In 1978, a restoration of the theater was initiated by the then Governor
of Metro Manila Imelda Marcos which was headed by Otilio, the nephew of Juan
Arellano.

8) NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

The National Museum of Fine Arts (Filipino: Pambansang Museo ng Sining),


formerly known as the National Art Gallery, is an art museum in Manila,
Philippines. It is located on Padre Burgos Avenue across from the National
Museum of Anthropology in the eastern side of Rizal Park.
The neoclassical building was built in 1921 and originally served to house the
various legislative bodies of the Philippine government. 

9) NEGROS MUSEUM

The Negros Museum is a privately owned provincial museum situated in


the Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol Complex in Bacolod City, Philippines. The
structure was built in 1925 as the Provincial Agriculture Building. Its architectural
style is Neoclassical, Art Deco.

10) OLD ILOILO CITY HALL

The University of the Philippines Visayas Main Building, also sometimes referred


to as the Old Iloilo City Hall, is a historic building in Iloilo City which currently
serves as the primary building of the Iloilo City campus of the University of the
Philippines (UP) Visayas. The building was made in the neo-classical design. The
law and order bronze male statues present in the building's facade was made by
Italian sculptor Francesco Riccardo Monti.
11) RIZAL MEMORIAL BASEBALL STADIUM

The Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium is a baseball stadium located inside the Rizal


Memorial Sports Complex in Manila, Philippines with a seating capacity of 10,000.
It is considered to be an Art Deco architectural design that incorporated
streamlines and simpler lines, flat surfaces and rounded edges. The design
represented stability and modernity.[8] The complex, built under the supervision of
architect Juan Arellano, started construction in 1927.

12) RIZAL MEMORIAL COLISEUM

Juan Arellano was the architect responsible for the design of the Rizal Memorial
Sports Complex including the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Rizal Memorial
Coliseum exhibits an Art Deco style architecture, particularly Streamline Moderne.
It is is an indoor arena located inside the Rizal Memorial Sports
Complex in Manila, Philippines with a capacity of the coliseum is 6,100.

13) RIZAL MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

The design of the three-story building was created by the Manila-based architect
Juan Marcos Arellano, who was also responsible with the design and construction
of the Cebu Provincial Capitol. It featured the iconic sculpture of Rizal with an open
book flanked with two children. Its architectural style is neoclassical architecture.

14) RIZAL MEMORIAL STADIUM

The Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium (or simply known as the Rizal


Memorial Stadium since it is the main stadium within the Rizal Memorial Sports
Complex) is the national stadium of the Philippines. Juan Arellano was the architect
responsible for the design of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex including the Rizal
Memorial Coliseum. The Rizal Memorial Coliseum exhibits an Art Deco style
architecture, particularly Streamline Moderne.

15) QUIRINO GRANDSTAND

The Quirino Grandstand, formerly known as the Independence Grandstand, is


a grandstand located at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines. It is the site of many
important political, religious and cultural events, principally because of the size of
the grandstand and the surrounding open area. With a budget of P
120,000, architect Juan Arellano designed a grand Independence Grandstand in
ornate Neo-classic style with an incorporation of a triumphal arch with two “wings”
that shaded the main galleries.
16) OLD JARO MUNICIPAL HALL

The Old Jaro Municipal Hall is a heritage building which previously served as the
seat of government of the former city of Jaro in Iloilo province. Juan Arellano is the
architect of the Art deco building. The historic building is 2-storeys high, made from
a mix of concrete, and has a footprint of less than 100 square meters (1,100 sq ft).

17) OLD COTOBATO CITY HALL MUSEUM

The Old Cotabato City Hall Museum is a city museum fronting Rizal Park Plaza
in Cotabato City, Philippines. The structure was built in 1940s as the Municipal Hall
of former Municipality of Cotabato also served as the visitors information center.
Its architectural style is Malay, Neo Vernacular.

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