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Compañía Marítima Building
The Compañía Marítima Building also known as the Marítima Ruins is a Neoclassical architecture, neoclassical heritage building located in Cebu City, Philippines that was built in 1910. It was one of the first buildings constructed in the city's Port of Cebu, port area, and was known by different names throughout its history: Fernando Building and Shamrock Hotel before the war, and currently, the Compañía Marítima de Cebú. Location The Compañía Marítima is a three-story building located at the waterfront area in the old district of Cebu City near the east coast of the South Road Properties (SRP). It is situated on a 42,000-square-meter lot on Quezon Boulevard between P. Burgos and Lapu-lapu Streets and accessible from the Cebu City Hall and Carbon Market. Design Its architectural style is characterized as neoclassical, which was typical of structures constructed during the American colonization, that featured prominent arched windows, classical pilasters, "ornamental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas and the Central Visayas Region. It serves as the capital of Cebu wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but is one of three cities (together with Lapu-Lapu City, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue) that are administratively independent of the provincial government and also the largest city within that province. It also serves as the regional center of Central Visayas, and its Metro Cebu, metropolitan area exerts influence on commerce, trade, industry, education, culture, tourism, and healthcare beyond the region, over Central and Eastern Visayas and partly over Mindanao. It is the Philippines' main do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
