| Quezon Memorial Circle | |
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(2018-02-07)_(cropped).jpg) Shot of the Quezon Memorial Circle from the City Hall | |
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| Type | Urban Park |
| Location | Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°39′05.1″N 121°02′57″E / 14.651417°N 121.04917°E |
| Area | 27 hectares (67 acres) |
| Created | 1978 |
| Administered by | Quezon City Government (Majority; 26 hectares (64 acres)) National Historical Commission of the Philippines (Quezon Memorial Shrine area; 1 hectare (2.5 acres)) |
| Public transit access |  5 7 PHILCOA Future:   Quezon Memorial |
| Website | https://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/ |
The Quezon Memorial Circle, a national park situated in Quezon City, Philippines is a prominent landmark located within a large elliptical traffic circle bounded by the Elliptical Road. Serving as the main park of Quezon City, which was the official capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976, the park is renowned for its centerpiece: a 66-meter (217 ft)[1] tall mausoleum. This monument enshrines the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the second official President of the Philippines and the first president of an internationally recognized independent Philippines, alongside his wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon.
The Quezon Memorial Circle is also set to become a pivotal point in the Manila Metro Rail Transit System with the construction of the Quezon Memorial MRT station, which will be an underground facility on the approved MRT Line 7.
Locally referred to as the "Circle," the park has recently undergone substantial enhancements led by the local government to attract more visitors, both local and international. These beautification efforts have significantly boosted the number of visitors to the park.[2][3]
- ^ "Introduction". Quezon Memorial Shrine. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
The Quezon Memorial Shrine is dedicated to the unrivalled legacy of the first president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon. It is a national shrine highlighted by a 66-meter trylon monument at the heart of Quezon City's most important park. The monument's three columns and angels bowed in grief, holding sampaguita wreaths, represent Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has a museum that features Quezoniana relics and memorabilia, and a mausoleum where the remains of Quezon and his wife, Aurora Aragon Quezon, were interred.
- ^ "Developments at the Quezon Memorial Circle". The Local Government of Quezon City. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
The Quezon City Government is continuously improving the Quezon Memorial Circle as a people's park and a fitting place for the shrine of a Philippine President. The place is not a forest park. On an ordinary day, when there are no special events there, an average of 8,000 people visit the park daily, with numbers increasing to 12,000 on weekends, and to over a million last December as more families chose to celebrate the holidays in affordable style outdoors.
- ^ Quick Tour in Quezon City Memorial Circle Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine