Ruby Tower

The Ruby Tower was a six-story building in , Philippines, completed c. 1965 that collapsed on August 2, 1968, during the Casiguran earthquake killing over 250 people.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: former building in Manila, Philippines
  • Address: Doroteo Jose Street, Manila, Metro Manila
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doroteo Jose station and Arellano High School.

Railway station
Photo: Currybitterman, CC0.
is an elevated Light Rail Transit station located on the LRT Line 1 system in , . The station is situated on Rizal Avenue and slightly past Doroteo Jose Street. is situated 250 metres east of Ruby Tower.

School
Cayetano , otherwise known as Manila North High School, is a public secondary school located along Teodora Alonzo Street, , Philippines. It is one of the oldest public schools in Manila.

Church
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , formerly known as San Jose de Trozo Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in in the Philippines. is situated 340 metres north of Ruby Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Binondo.

Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district in the northern part of the City of 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.

Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the "Chinatown" district of . It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.

Photo: Obra19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of . gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.

Ruby Tower

Latitude
14.60554° or 14° 36′ 20″ north
Longitude
120.9797° or 120° 58′ 47″ east
Levels
3
Open location code
7Q62JX4H+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 183543673
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q109537341
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Satellite Map

Discover Ruby Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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