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By virtue of Republic Act No. 333
signed and approved by President Elpidio Rivera Quirino on July 17, 1948,
Quezon City became the capital of the Philippines for about 28 years until its
repeal, because of Presidential Decree 940, reverting the capital of the
Philippines to Manila, issued by former President Ferdinand Marcos, on June 24,
1976.
Centrally located in Quezon City, the Quezon Memorial Shrine inside the "Circle" is an impressive mausoleum where former Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina and his wife Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon are currently interred.
In the know, the Quezon Memorial Shrine stands at 66 meters---that correspond to the age of former President Manuel Quezon, 66, when he died on August 1, 1944.
Prior to the erection of this famous landmark, the plan of a National Capitol (legislative complex) was premeditatedly agreed upon on the same site. However, the construction of a National Capitol and a National Government Center, that would serve as the official seat of three branches of the government, around Quezon City Circle was cut-short during the outbreak of World War II in 1941. Conversely, the original plan was discarded after then President Sergio Suico Osmeña released executive order seeking the creation of a committee for the construction of a memorial landmark as a tribute to his forerunner, President Manuel Quezon. Thereafter, a national competition was set for the Quezon Memorial Shrine Project. Homegrown Architect Federico S. Ilustre won the national contest in 1951.After thorough feasibility study, in 1956, Ilustre spearheaded and actualized the construction of a National Capitol (legislative complex) in Batasan Hills that would house both chambers of Congress including establishment of a national government center therein.
Centrally located in Quezon City, the Quezon Memorial Shrine inside the "Circle" is an impressive mausoleum where former Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina and his wife Doña Aurora Aragon-Quezon are currently interred.
In the know, the Quezon Memorial Shrine stands at 66 meters---that correspond to the age of former President Manuel Quezon, 66, when he died on August 1, 1944.
Prior to the erection of this famous landmark, the plan of a National Capitol (legislative complex) was premeditatedly agreed upon on the same site. However, the construction of a National Capitol and a National Government Center, that would serve as the official seat of three branches of the government, around Quezon City Circle was cut-short during the outbreak of World War II in 1941. Conversely, the original plan was discarded after then President Sergio Suico Osmeña released executive order seeking the creation of a committee for the construction of a memorial landmark as a tribute to his forerunner, President Manuel Quezon. Thereafter, a national competition was set for the Quezon Memorial Shrine Project. Homegrown Architect Federico S. Ilustre won the national contest in 1951.After thorough feasibility study, in 1956, Ilustre spearheaded and actualized the construction of a National Capitol (legislative complex) in Batasan Hills that would house both chambers of Congress including establishment of a national government center therein.
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