Ayala Triangle Gardens
14°33′23″N 121°1′25″E / 14.55639°N 121.02361°E
Ayala Triangle Gardens | |
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Makati, Philippines |
Area | 2 hectares (20,000 m2) |
Created | November 19, 2009 |
Operated by | Ayala Land |
Status | Opened |
Public transit access | Robinsons Summit Center BGC Bus: AX03 MSE |
Website | www |
The Ayala Triangle Gardens is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) landscaped urban park in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a triangular public garden and courtyard in the center of the Makati Central Business District. It was named after its owner and developer Ayala Land, and opened to the public in November 19, 2009.[1] Inspired by Hyde Park in London, the park, which is dotted with palms, acacia trees, and tropical foliage, is considered one of the few "green" areas in Makati.
The Triangle has become a focal point for social events in the business district, and is popular at Christmas for its extravagant light-and-sound display.[2] It is also home to the Tower One and Exchange Plaza and Makati Stock Exchange Building, as well as the old Nielson Tower which houses a fine dining restaurant.
History
The land of the present-day Ayala Triangle Gardens was once the 42-hectare (100-acre)
By 1971, the Ayala Corporation moved to its new headquarters in the Triangle at the Makati Stock Exchange Center building designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin.[5] The rest of the Triangle was then transformed into the football field known as Ugarte Field, named after the Filipino football legend of the 1930s, Sebastian Ugarte. In the 1980s, Ugarte Field was the site of regular protests against the Marcos dictatorship.
Description
The Ayala Triangle Gardens is located south of Salcedo Village, a part of barangay
The park has over a hundred trees of several different types, including
A recent addition to the Triangle is the row of al fresco restaurants behind the Makati Stock Exchange building. The southeast corner of the Triangle also contains a parking lot just beside the old Nielson Tower and the monument to Gabriel. An 80,000-square-meter (860,000 sq ft) high-grade office tower named Ayala Triangle Tower Two is also being built on the Ayala Triangle Gardens North corner, as well as the new
In 2017, a memorial to two of Makati CBD's visionaries and builders, Joseph McMicking and Mercedes Zobel McMicking of the Zóbel de Ayala family, was unveiled at the gardens.[7]
Events and shows
Festival of Lights
The Ayala Triangle Gardens hosts the annual Festival of Lights, a lights and sound display from November to January of the following year. It premiered on November 20, 2009 as the Symphony of Lights. The show runs every 30 minutes from 6:00 p.m. PHT (UTC+8) until 10:00 p.m.[8]
The show is conceptualized by award-winning lighting designers Voltaire de Jesus and Luther Gumia.[9]
The show has flashing
It features Filipino and international Christmas music. Some medleys in the show were inspired by the carnivals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[9]
During the
Music festivals
The park also hosts some music festivals, with some notable being the Pinoy Music Festival on September 5, 2014,
References
- ^ "Ayala Triangle Gardens to be unveiled". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Ayala sparkles with a million Christmas lights". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Nielson Airport". Filipinas Heritage Library. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Enriquez, M.C. (July 31, 2014). "Makati's landmark Nielson Tower–RP's first gateway to the world–now a haven of world cuisine". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- Philippine Star. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Ayala Land to spend add'l P65B to further develop Makati". Rappler. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
- ^ Garceau, T.J. (October 6, 2017). "Ayala unveils McMicking memorial in Makati". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
- ^ "IN PHOTOS: The 2016 Ayala Triangle Christmas 'Festival of Lights' is here!". Rappler. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Ayala Triangle Gardens presents the Festival of Lights". Ayalaland.com.ph. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Cruz, Nicole (November 14, 2019). "11 Years of Christmas Magic: A Timeline of All the Light Shows at the Ayala Triangle Gardens". Esquire Philippines. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "WATCH: Lights and sounds show at Ayala Triangle Gardens goes virtual". ABS-CBN News. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ "Ayala Land, Make It Makati launch Festival of Lights Virtual Edition 2021". Rappler. November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
- ^ Soliman, Michelle Anne P. (November 1, 2022). "Festival of Lights returns onsite for the holidays". BusinessWorld. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ "OPM promotes, cultivates works of Filipino artists". The Philippine Star. September 15, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Talabong, Rambo (November 14, 2017). "ASEAN Music Festival canceled as people faint from overcrowding". Rappler. Retrieved November 2, 2021.