| Manila Jai Alai Building | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
| Location | Taft Avenue, Ermita, Manila |
| Coordinates | 14°35′5″N 120°59′3″E / 14.58472°N 120.98417°E |
| Construction started | 1939 |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Demolished | July 15, 2000 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | four |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Welton Becket |
The Manila Jai Alai Building was a building designed by American architects Welton Becket and Walter Wurdeman that functioned as a building for which jai alai games were held.[1] It was built in the Streamline Moderne style in 1940 and survived the Battle of Manila.[2] It was considered as the finest Art Deco building in Asia, until its demolition.[2] It was demolished in 2000 upon the orders of the Mayor of Manila Lito Atienza amidst protests, to make way for the Manila Hall of Justice, which was never built.[2]
- ^ "Jai Alai Auditorium Manila, Philippines". Ellerbe Becket. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
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- ^ a b c Villalon, Toti (July 15, 2012). "Remember jai alai: Stop making Manila heritage demolition victim". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 30, 2012.