Quezon City Hall
Rising majestically to a height of 150 feet, upon a 12 hectare park-like area, it was then the tallest edifice in Quezon City It had fourteen floors, each one with an area of 1,280 square meters. The building was built at a total cost of P18 million, but the city did not pay that amount in one lump sum. The construction begun on the principle of “pay as we go”, although the cornerstone of the edifice was laid in 1962, the building project was not actually started at once, due to the fiscal difficulties of the city then. It was only in 1964, when the city council passed Resolution No. 6670, that the actual construction was begun. The resolution awarded the contract to Ruperto C. Gaite, under the supervision of the city engineer’s office, under Pantaleon Tabora. The City hall was Amoranto’s most persistent and obsessive dream ever since he became mayor in Quezon City in 1954. This building was formally inaugurated in its entirety immediately after the oath-taking ceremonies of the Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councilors on January 1, 1972.
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