United Nations Avenue (also known as U.N. Avenue and formerly known as Isaac Peral Street) is a major thoroughfare in

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. A commercial, residential and industrial artery, the avenue runs east–west through the near-center of the city linking

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and

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with the eastern districts. It is home to the

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Western Pacific headquarters. U.N. Avenue begins at a fork in Quirino Avenue Extension, Paz Mendoza Guazon Street, and Cristobal Street, just west of

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. It continues through the area of Tanque and

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in northern Paco district passing several rows of warehouses and a few institutional buildings. West of

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lies busy Ermita district with a mix of hotels, offices and hospital buildings.

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lies at its western terminus, with the U.S. Embassy in Manila as the terminating vista. The avenue is served by the United Nations LRT station.

History

United Nations Avenue was formerly known as Isaac Peral Street, after the Spanish engineer who designed the world's first fully capable military submarine in the late 19th century. Originally a short street in Ermita, it was previously planned to reach as far as

at the east; however, it only reached up to its present-day terminus in Paco. It was later renamed in recognition of the World Health Organization, a

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agency, whose building was built in 1959 in the former

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property located at its southwest corner with Taft Avenue. The avenue was also the site of the first

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in the Philippines which opened in 1960. This hotel is now Waterfront Manila Hotel and Casino.

Points of interest

* Araullo High School *

Asilo de San Vicente de Paul Asilo de San Vicente de Paul is an orphanage located on UN Avenue in Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul. History Asilo de San Vicente de Paul (ASVP), formerly known as Casa de San Vicente de Paul, ...

* Bayview Hotel *

Emilio Aguinaldo College Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) is a private, non-sectarian institute of education located in Manila, Philippines. It runs under the management of the Yaman Lahi Foundation Incorporated.. The school is a current member of National Collegiate Athle ...

* Insurance Commission * Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple *

Manila Doctors Hospital Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH), simply referred to as MaDocs, is a tertiary hospital located in Ermita, Manila, Philippines with over 500 beds. It was founded in the City of Manila in 1956 by the group of doctors. The hospital is currently owned ...

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Headquarters * Medical Center Manila * National Bureau of Investigation *

Philam Life Theater The Philam Life Theater, also styled Philamlife Theater, was a performing arts venue at 1440 United Nations Avenue in the Ermita district of Manila, the Philippines. It opened in 1961 as the Philam Life Auditorium and was designed by Filipino arc ...

(closed in 2013; demolished in 2020) * Philippine Bible Society *

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Building * Pope Pius XII Catholic Center * PPL Building * Times Plaza * UN Square *

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(old office) * Waterfront Manila Hotel and Casino (closed since the 2018 fire; renovation planned) *

Western Pacific Regional Office

References

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