The Elliptical Road is a
roundabout
A roundabout, a rotary and a traffic circle are types of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junct ...
in
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read and pronounced in Filipino language, Filipino as Kyusi), is the richest and List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 c ...
, which circumscribes the
Quezon Memorial Circle, a large park. It was named after its elliptical shape. The road is divided into eight lanes: three main lanes, four for exiting vehicles, and one for bicycles and pedicabs.
This area of Quezon City is called "Philcoa", after the
Philippine Coconut Authority (PHILCOA), one of the government agencies headquartered there.
History
The earliest known plan involving the roundabout is seen on the first version of
Frost Plan, the original urban plan for Quezon City, approved in 1941.
It is located northeast of the formerly proposed Diliman Quadrangle within the former Diliman Estate, also known as Hacienda de Tuason, purchased by the
Philippine Commonwealth government in 1939 as the new capital to replace
Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the Capital of the Philippines, capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City, with a population of 1,846,513 people in 2020. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on ...
.
It was originally planned to circumscribe the National Capitol grounds that would have housed the
Philippine Legislature.
[Manila Bulletin - War aborts Capitol Building; 61st Anniversary of Quezon City.(Opinion/Editorial) by Isabelo T. Crisostomo](_blank)
/ref> However, the capitol's construction was interrupted during World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
and would later be scrapped in favor of the Quezon Memorial Circle, built in honor of the late President Manuel L. Quezon
Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (, , , ; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino people, Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1 ...
.
Junctions
Landmarks
Starting from Visayas Avenue, counterclockwise:
* Department of Agriculture
* Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
* Quezon Memorial Shrine
* Lung Center of the Philippines
* National Kidney and Transplant Institute
* Quezon City Hall
* National Housing Authority (Philippines)
The National Housing Authority (NHA) is a government agency responsible for public housing in the Philippines. Established on July 31, 1975, it is organized as a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Human Settleme ...
* Presidential Car Museum
* Philippine Coconut Authority
* Department of Agrarian Reform
See also
* Triangle Park
* Major roads in Metro Manila
* Quezon Memorial Circle
External links
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References
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Streets in Quezon City
Roundabouts and traffic circles in the Philippines