Oblation
The Oblation is a concrete cast statue by Philippine National Artist Guillermo Tolentino that serves as one of the symbols of the University of the Philippines.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: Historic colossal statue in the Philippines
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Sacrifice and Homage of the Filipino People to the Heroes of ‘96.
Church of the Holy Sacrifice
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Holy Sacrifice, also known as the Parish of the Holy Sacrifice, is a landmark Roman Catholic Church in the University of the Philippines Diliman campus. Church of the Holy Sacrifice is situated 410 metres north of Oblation.
Homage of the Filipino People to the Heroes of ‘96
Memorial
Photo: Aguiladm03, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monument to the Heroes of 1896 is a sculpture created in 1911 dedicated to the Philippine Revolution. Homage of the Filipino People to the Heroes of ‘96 is situated 250 metres east of Oblation.
UP Vargas Museum
Museum
Photo: Sabaybayin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Jorge B. Vargas Museum & Filipiniana Research Center, simply known as the UP Vargas Museum, is a museum located at the University of the Philippines Diliman campus which houses the collection of art, stamps and coins, library, personal papers and memorabilia of Jorge B. UP Vargas Museum is situated 500 metres southwest of Oblation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pansol and Loyola Heights.
Pansol
Quarter
Pansol is a barangay of Quezon City. According to the 2020 Census, it has a population of 35,254 people.
Loyola Heights
Quarter
Loyola Heights is a barangay of Quezon City. According to the 2021 Census, it has a population of 21,140 people. It is an affluent district, containing high-end gated communities such as the Loyola Grand Villas, Xavierville, and Alta Vista Subdivision.
Quezon City
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quezon City is the largest city in the Philippines and is one of the constituent cities of Metro Manila. Commonly called QC or Kyusi, it has a population of almost 3 million people in 2020.
Oblation
- Category: tourism
- Location: Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.65509° or 14° 39′ 18″ northLongitude
121.07106° or 121° 4′ 16″ eastOpen location code
7Q63M34C+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 14154846016OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q7075140
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In Other Languages
From Central Bikol to Japanese—“Oblation” goes by many names.
- Central Bikol: “Oblasyon (istatwa)”
- Central Bikol: “Oblasyon”
- Japanese: “オブレーション”
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