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MERALCO BLDG.
The sides are solid, like two monolithic towers. Inside
are four sections: the pedestrian level, the main
structure, an additional level and a crown with a flat
roof. The first-class Lighthouse Restaurant at the top
floor reflects the owners abiding love for good food.
Moreover, it includes the impressive Meralco Theater.
Vatican recognition
Zaragoza had a diploma in liturgical art and architecture from
the International Institute of Liturgical Art in Rome. He also
obtained a diploma in comprehensive planning from the
Hilversun Technical Research Center in The Netherlands.
He also became ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of
Malta to the Philippines, a Catholic order with charities around
the world. The order has a permanent non-state-observer
status in the United Nations.
Recognizing his contributions to the Catholic Church, Pope
John Paul II conferred on Zaragoza the title Gentiluomo di Sua
Santita (Lay Member of the Papal Household) in 1992. Men
who receive such title serve as lay attendants of the Pope in
Vatican City.
PABLO ANTONIO
Art Deco - Art Deco involves geometric shapes used to create
futuristic-looking compositions, which can be seen in Antonio's
use of clean lines and rectangular masses.
IDEAL
THEATRE
In 1933, he designed the Ideal Theater in Avenida,
Rizal Avenue which is one of his major works that
made him prominent in architecture.
The theater was demolished in the late 1970s to give
way to the construction of a department store.
FEU
The FEU campus is considered as the largest
ensemble of surviving Art Deco architecture in Manila,
and in 2005, it received an Honorable Mention citation
from the UNESCO for the body's 2005 Asia-Pacific
Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.
Ramon Roces Publications Building (now Guzman
College of Science and Technology)
IDELFONSO SANTOS