Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex
The Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, also known as the CCP Complex, is an 88-hectare (220-acre) art district managed by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) located along Roxas Boulevard in Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a mixed-use cultural and tourism hub overlooking Manila Bay in south-central Manila, most of which fall under the jurisdiction of the city of Pasay.
An aerial view of the Tanghalang Pambansa and the northern (Manila) section of the CCP Complex
The CCP Complex from the Roxas Boulevard
Façade of the Tanghalang Pambansa
Tanghalang Ignacio B. Gimenez
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines Foundation, Inc. is a government-owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines. The CCP was established through Executive Order No. 30 s. 1966 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Although an independent institution of the Philippine government, it receives an annual subsidy and is placed under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts for purposes of policy coordination. The CCP is headed by an 11-member Board of Trustees, currently headed by Chairperson Margarita Moran-Floirendo. Its current president is Arsenio Lizaso.
The Tanghalang Pambansa in 2012.
CCP Complex from the air.
The Tanghalang Maria Makiling at the National Arts Center in Los Baños
The façade of the Angelo King Center for the Performing Arts