The Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, also known as the CCP Complex, is an 88-hectare art district managed by the Cultural Center of the Philippines located along Roxas Boulevard in Metro Ma
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
Imelda Marcos
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Imelda Romualdez Marcos is a Filipino politician who was First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power after her husband Ferdinand Marcos placed the country und
Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex
…has a seating capacity of 8,458 in 10 sections. The building was originally built to seat an audience of 10,000 and was commissioned by then First Lady Imelda Marcos in 1974 for the Miss Universe Pageant, which was to be held in Manila. The theater was built in record time of seventy-seven days in time for the pageant…
Marcos in c. 1973
Imelda's father, Vicente Orestes Romuáldez
Imelda Marcos in 1953
Imelda Marcos with President Ferdinand Marcos and family during the 1965 inauguration