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Brief
Description
 Urban
lifestyle
and
affluence
are
nowhere
more
pronounced
in
the
Philippines
than
in
Makati,
the
country’s
classiest
city.
Bustling
and
modern,
it
is
the
country’s
model
for
city
planning,
rising
in
less
than
a
decade
from
vast
stretches
of
empty
land
to
become
the
nation’s
premier
city.
This
affluent
city
southwest
of
Manila
is
the
country’s
financial
center,
earning
it
the
nickname,
“Wall
Street
of
the
Philippines.”
The
major
banks,
corporations,
department
stores
as
well
as
embassies
of
the
different
nations
are
based
here.
Situated
along
Ayala
Avenue
is
the
Makati
Stock
Exchange,
which
houses
the
trading
of
stock.
Fully
developed,
well-reputed
city
villages
provide
the
perfect
address
for
office
buildings,
shops,
and
restaurants.
Right
in
the
heart
of
bustling
Makati,
spread
along
Ayala
Avenue,
is
Ayala
Center,
the
country’s
business
and
financial
center.
Encompassing
the
Glorietta
and
Greenbelt
shopping
malls,
among
others,
Ayala
Center
is
also
a
commercial
complex
completely
at
par
with
the
world’s
most
modern
business
cosmos.
Within
it
is
the
Ayala
Museum,
among
the
city’s
primary
repositories
of
history,
culture,
and
heritage,
along
with
the
Filipinas
Heritage
Library
and
Museo
ng
Makati.
Makati
has
the
highest
concentration
of
the
country’s
finest
department
stores,
fashion
boutiques,
exclusive
jewelry
shops
and
antique
stores,
shoe
stores,
bookstores,
and
most
other
commercial
establishments.
In
identified
portions,
the
city
contains
the
most
exclusive
residential
subdivisions,
including
Forbes
Park,
where
many
of
the
country’s
wealthy
and
powerful
families
make
their
homes.
Five-star
hotels
and
restaurants
further
provide
the
ultimate
avenue
for
a
life
of
comfort
and
relaxation. |
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Geography
Around
the
northern
and
eastern
borders
of
Makati
City
curl
the
serpentine
length
of
the
Pasig
River,
which
separates
the
premier
urbanscape
from
the
adjacent
cities
of
Pasig
and
Mandaluyong
and
the
municipality
of
Pateros.
Fort
Bonifacio
and
its
crowded
barangays
sprawl
along
the
eastern
fringes.
Due
west
is
Pasay
City,
joined
at
various
points
to
Makati's
major
arteries
via
the
South
Superhighway,
Gil
Puyat
and
Taft
Avenues.
Across
Epifanio
de
los
Santos
Avenue
(EDSA)
from
the
Ayala
Center
are
the
posh
villages
of
Forbes
Park
and
Dasmariñas.
The
trend
spills
over
Makati's
boundaries
all
the
way
down
the
South
Superhighway
towards
the
newer
subdivisions
of
Magallanes
and
Merville
Park
in
Parañaque,
and
Ayala
Alabang
in
Muntinlupa.
Villamor
Air
Base,
skirting
the
highway
due
southwest,
is
the
headquarters
of
the
Philippine
Air
Force.
The
city
occupies
a
total
land
area
of
29.9
sq.
kilometers. |
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Makati
City
Is
Famous
For...
Manila
American
Cemetery
and
Memorial
Perpetually
green
and
abloom,
it
is
known
to
be
the
biggest
American
cemetery
outside
of
the
USA.
It
is
one
of
the
loveliest
and
most
serene
spots
in
the
Philippines,
inspiring
noble
emotions
in
its
visitors.
It
is
also
one
of
the
places
most
visited
by
tourists,
especially
WW
II
veterans.
The
Manila
American
Cemetery
and
Memorial
is
located
in
Fort
Bonifacio,
Makati.
Libingan
ng
mga
Bayani
/
Tomb
of
the
Unknown
Soldiers
It
serves
as
the
burial
ground
of
the
33,520
Filipino
soldiers
who
were
killed
in
Bataan,
Corregidor,
and
throughout
the
country
during
the
2nd
World
War.
Libingan
ng
mga
Bayani
is
located
in
Fort
Bonifacio,
Makati.
Sanctuario
de
Guadalupe
It
is
the
oldest
historical
landmark
of
the
city.
It
is
of
Doric
architecture,
with
massive
buttresses
to
support
its
vault
of
hewn
stones
taken
from
the
visible
but
extinct
Guadalupe
quarry.
Sanctuario
de
Guadalupe
is
located
in
Bernardino
St.,
Guadalupe
Viejo,
Makati.
Ugarte
Field
It
is a
park
at
the
Makati
Stock
Exchange
Building,
which
was
named
in
memory
of
Sebastian
Ugarte,
Executive
Vice-President
of
Soriano
and
Co.
in
1945.
During
the
corrupt
regime
of
President
Ferdinand
Marcos,
when
demonstrations
started
in
1983
as a
result
of
the
assassination
of
Senator
Benigno
Aquino,
Ugarte
Field
was
the
rallying
point.
It
is
located
in
the
corner
of
Makati
Avenue
and
Paseo
de
Roxas,
Makati.
Sts.
Peter
and
Paul
Church
Built
in
1620,
it
has
an
architecture
typical
of
the
Spanish
colonial
mission
churches:
a
rectangular
single-nave
plan
composed
of
the
nace,
apse,
and
sacristy.
There
is a
three-tiered
papaltiars
and
keys,
symbols
of
the
Papacy
-
the
first
being
St.
Peter
who,
together
with
St.
Paul,
patron
of
the
locality,
dominate
the
façade.
The
altar
with
its
carved
retablo
is
the
focal
point.
Sts.
Peter
and
Paul
Church
is
located
in
Barangay
Poblacion,
Makati.
Ayala
Center
Situated
right
in
the
heart
of
bustling
Makati,
the
country's
business
and
financial
center
is
also
a
commercial
complex
completely
at
par
with
the
world's
most
modern
business
cosmos.
Ayala
Center
is
located
along
Ayala
Avenue,
Makati.
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