Quezon Memorial Shrine

Quezon Memorial Shrine
Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon (Filipino)
The monument in 2019
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14°39′03″N 121°02′54″E / 14.65077°N 121.04821°E / 14.65077; 121.04821
LocationQuezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City
DesignerFederico Ilustre
TypeMausoleum, Museum
Height66 meters (217 ft)
Beginning date1952
Completion date1978
Dedicated toManuel Quezon, 1st President of the Philippine Commonwealth
(Officially the 2nd President of the Philippines overall)

The Quezon Memorial Shrine (Filipino: Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon,[1] lit.'National Memorial Shrine of Quezon') is a monument and national shrine dedicated to former Philippine President Manuel Quezon located within the grounds of Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City. It also houses a museum at its base.

  1. ^ Pambansang Pang-alaalang Dambana ni Quezon (Marker outside monument) (in Filipino). Near on front of the museum entrance of Quezon Memorial Shrine: National Historical Commission of the Philippines. 2015.