Manila City Hall | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | City Government building |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | No. 333 Antonio J. Villegas Street corner Padre Burgos Avenue & Natividad Lopez Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°35′23″N 120°58′54″E / 14.589793°N 120.981617°E |
Construction started | 1939 |
Completed | August 19, 1941 |
Opening | 1941 |
Owner | City of Manila |
Management | City of Manila |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 5 |
Lifts/elevators | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Antonio M. Toledo |
Developer | City of Manila |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Central Terminal 6 Manila City Hall 6 17 39 Lawton Lawton |
References | |
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The Manila City Hall (Filipino: Bulwagan ng Lungsod ng Maynila) is the official seat of government of the City of Manila, located in the historic center of Ermita, Manila. It is where the Mayor of Manila holds office and the chambers of the Manila City Council is located.[2] It was originally intended to be a part of a national government center envisioned by Daniel Burnham in the 1900s. Although the dream plan was not fully implemented, some buildings for the proposed government center were constructed, including the Old Legislative Building (now the National Museum of Fine Arts), and the Agriculture and Finance Buildings (presently the National Museum of Anthropology and National Museum of Natural History).