Manila Metropolitan Theater
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The Manila Metropolitan Theater is a historic Philippine Art Deco building located in Plaza Lawton in Ermita, Manila. It is recognized as the forefront of the Art Deco architectural style in the Phili
The theater in 2024
Filipino architect Juan M. Arellano departed from his neoclassical architectural style, employed in his design of the Legislative Building and Manila Post Office, by designing the Art Deco-style Metropolitan Theater.
An aerial view of Manila after the Battle of Manila. The Metropolitan Theater, in the top-right corner of the photo, is damaged but still standing.
The theater in 2021, post-renovation
Juan M. Arellano
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Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzmán, was a Filipino architect, best known for Manila's Metropolitan Theater, Legislative Building, the Manila Central Post Office Building, the Rizal Memorial Sports Compl
Manila Metropolitan Theater
…in Plaza Lawton in Ermita, Manila. It is recognized as the forefront of the Art Deco architectural style in the Philippines. Designed by architect Juan M. Arellano, the Metropolitan Theater was inaugurated on December 10, 1931. The theater was heavily damaged during the Battle of Manila and subsequently went through…
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