Friday, April 25, 2014

Today in Philippine History: Juan Marcos Arellano

APRIL 25, 1888
Juan Marcos Arellano (April 25, 1888 - Decembe 5, 1960), was born in Tondo, Manila. He finished architecture in the United States and trained in Beaux Arts and was influenced by Art Deco architecture. He designed the Manila Metropolitan Theater (1935), Legislative Building (1926), Manila Central Post Office (1926), Central Student Church now the Central United Methodist Church (1932), Negros Occidental Provincial Capitol (1937), Cebu Provincial Capitol (1937) Bank of the Philippine Islands Cebu Main Branch (1940) and the Jones Bridge.

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