Circle-Quezon Memorial park
Description The monument would consist of three vertical pylons (representing the three main geographic divisions of the country: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao), 66 meters (217 ft) tall (Quezon's age when he died), surmounted by three mourning angels holding sampaguita (the national flower) wreaths sculpted by the Italian sculptor Monti. The three pylons would in turn circumscribe a drum-like two-story structure containing a gallery from which visitors could look down at Quezon's catafalque, modeled after Napoleon Bonaparte's in the Invalides. The gallery and the catafalque below are lit by an oculus, in turn reminiscent of Grant's Tomb.
Construction Construction of the Quezon Memorial was begun in the late 1950s but proceeded slowly, in part due to the cost of importing Carrara marble, brought in blocks and then carved and shaped on-site. There were also problems associated with the theft of the marble blocks and the management of memorial funds. It was finally completed in 1978, the centennial of Quezon's birth. His remains were reinterred in the memorial on August 19, 1979. It was during that time that by virtue of a presidential decree, President Ferdinand E. Marcos mandated the site as a National Shrine. The National Historical Institute manages, and has authority, over the monument itself, while the Quezon City government administers the park.
Quezon memorial park or commonly known as “Circle” has a lot to offer. It is a place where variety of activities can be done, from its fascinating view, its clean surrounding; you will surely enjoy spending your time there with your entire family. It is where leisure activities occur. It is a place where you can ride bicycle. You can even rent one if you don’t have your own. There’s no need to worry because it comes in variety for lower price. There is also a place where you can stay fit, who doesn’t want to have a perfect fit from the fact that you’ve known a place where you can stay fit at a very low price or even not spending money. You can have a brisk walking or if you prefer jogging, it’s fine. This park is wide enough that it would not easy to go around it. It has also, ballroom area where you can have your dance instructor to teach you or if you want there is also an activity for rock climbers. There’s also a chess plaza for those who don’t want to sweat a lot and prefer to use their mind than their energy for physical activities. And for butterfly lovers, don’t worry ‘coz you’ll have butterfly around you for real. There is indeed, such a place for you, which is “Butterfly house”. There are picnic grounds for you and your family to enjoy. For some, they prefer its wide space for conducting practices. Above all, you can find this historical museum of our very own, Manuel L. Quezon. This museum has a lot to learn from, since this open to all and for free. You’ll able to know the stories behind Manuel L. Quezon, from his childhood to his works to our country. Some of his greatest work could also be seen there We could also see some of the people working voluntarily in this place to keep it clean and safe. We feature this place because it's one of our own attraction and to some foreigners also. This place pursue many people to live to the fullest and gives life to every one. It also helps many people to have business opportunities in different places. That's why we feature this website as our main topic. It encourage us to do more in our site. It motivate us in doing things that we think we couldn't do but at the end we could do.
Other structures Planned auxiliary structures, including a presidential library, museum, and theater, were never built (two smaller museums, one containing the presidential memorabilia of Quezon, and the other containing items on the history of Quezon City, were installed within the monument itself). In the 1980s, missing, lost, or uncomplete bas reliefs for the outside of the memorial were installed. A development plan was also drawn up and partially implemented, including the building of recreation and dining structures. On April 28, 2005, the remains of Mrs. Aurora A. Quezon, widow of the president, were solemnly reinterred in the memorial as well.
