Cebu Provincial Capitol | |
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Kapitolyo sa Sugbo | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Neoclassicism, art deco |
Location | Cebu City, Philippines |
Coordinates | 10°19′0.11″N 123°53′26.74″E / 10.3166972°N 123.8907611°E |
Current tenants | Office of the Governor Provincial Government of Cebu |
Construction started | 1937 |
Completed | 1938 |
Inaugurated | June 14, 1938 |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Reinforced concrete |
Floor count | 3 floors at the main block; 2 at the secondary wings |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Juan Marcos Arellano y De Guzmán (1888-1960) |
Civil engineer | Pedro Siochi y Angeles (1886-1951) |
Main contractor | the Pedro Siochi and Company |
National Historical Landmarks | |
Official name | Kapitolyo sa Sugbu / Kapitolyo ng Cebu |
Designated | 2008 |
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 Fine Arts), and the Manila Central Post Office (1926). An inscription on the central concave portion of its façade reads, "The authority of the government emanates from the people. Erected A.D. MCMXXXVII."
It is also the same venue, which held the second inauguration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2004.