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A decorative located over the main building entrance, was intentionally designed to be different from the rest of the building. The tower façade is symmetrically composed with lines offsetting each other to emphasize the strong and rigid geometric forms; this is most especially shown at the top, with recessed tiers resembling a ziggurat and the geometric details at the top corners. [3]
The remaining five original gates have been restored or rebuilt: Isabel II Gate, Parian Gate, Real Gate, Santa Lucía Gate and the Postigo Gate. The entrances made by the Americans by breaching the walls at four locations are now spanned by walkways thereby creating a connection, seamless in design and character to the original walls.
This gate was named after the nearby Palacio del Gobernador. [1] The first postigo was built several meters away but was walled up in 1662 when the present gate was constructed. The gate was then renovated in 1782 under the direction of military engineer Tomás Sanz. [2] The gate led to the palaces of the governor-general and archbishop of Manila.
The building was topped-out on July 20, 2023. [23] The Senate projected to hold its first meeting in the building in July 2024. [24] However, Senate President Francis Escudero said that the move would be postponed until at least 2025, as the building was not yet ready as of May 2024. [4]
Since then, the Main Building has been the focal point of the campus. It is where all succeeding structures revolved. After the invasion and occupation of the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II , the Japanese converted the university into the Santo Tomas Internment Camp for Americans and other non-Filipinos starting on January 4, 1942.
The Good Building Design and Construction in the Philippines is a handbook developed in cooperation with the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), UNDP Regional Center in Bangkok, and the Secretariat of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. [1]
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