Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
The National Artist Pablo Antonio's postwar oeuvre, the Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building, built in 1953 at the corner of Carriedo Street and Rizal Avenue in Manila, Philippines, transfigured the modernist box into a building that was suited to the tropics by utilizing double sunshades.Photo: Fmgverzon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Manila, Philippines
- Also known as: “Luis Gonzaga”
- Address: Rizal Avenue, Manila, Metro Manila
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carriedo station and Plaza Lacson.
Carriedo station
Railway station
Photo: Higad Rail Fan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carriedo station is an elevated Light Rail Transit station located on the LRT Line 1 system along the district boundary of Santa Cruz and Quiapo in Manila.
Plaza Lacson
Park
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaza Lacson, also known by its old name, Plaza Goiti, is a public square in Santa Cruz, Manila. It is bounded by Plaza Santa Cruz Road and Escolta Street to the west, Carlos Palanca Street to the south, and Carriedo Street to the east. Plaza Lacson is situated 120 metres southwest of Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building.
Santa Cruz Church
Church
Photo: Fmgverzon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, also known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament or simply Santa Cruz Parish, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in the district of Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. Santa Cruz Church is situated 120 metres west of Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Quiapo.
Santa Cruz
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, and Grace Park and La Loma.
Quiapo
Photo: Obra19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quiapo is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of Manila. Quiapo gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.
Binondo
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Binondo is the "Chinatown" district of Manila. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.
Capitan Luis Gonzaga Building
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Quiapo, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.59915° or 14° 35′ 57″ northLongitude
120.98159° or 120° 58′ 54″ eastLevels
8Open location code
7Q62HXXJ+MJOpenStreetMap ID
way 112548019OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17150766
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