Ciudad de Victoria
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Opening date | 2014 |
Operator | Maligaya Development Corporation |
Owner | Iglesia ni Cristo |
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Coordinates: 14°47′39″N 120°57′06″E / 14.79426°N 120.95175°E | |
Location | Santa Maria and Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines |
Ciudad de Victoria (
History
On August 17, 2011, the Iglesia Ni Cristo executive minister
During the COVID-19 pandemic, three tents near the Philippine Arena were set up as isolation facilities for COVID-19 patients.[5]
Developments
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The first phase development includes the Philippine Arena, which is currently the largest indoor arena in the Philippines, in Asia and in the world with a seating capacity of 55,000; The largest stadium in the Philippines with 20,000-seater Philippine Sports Stadium; The two-hectare Sports Center, an indoor aquatic and tennis center the first in Northern Luzon; and the initial four phases of residential developments. The second phase development includes the Eraño G. Manalo (EGM) Medical Center, an 11-storey 1st class modern hospital which is the first of its kind in Northern Luzon with 1,000-bed capacity; the New Era University Bocaue Campus, with specialization in sports science, architecture and medical education; and the phase also include additional hotels & residential developments. On May 18, 2018 an Iglesia ni Cristo Chapel was dedicated within the Ciudad de Victoria, catering to those who lived nearby and the voluntary maintenance workers who are members of INC.
Landscape
A series of outdoor plazas, gardens and performance venues form the setting for the development including: The North and South Arrival Plazas, The Promontory Plaza, The Great Stairs, and Ciudad de Victoria Plaza that are all related to each other with two cross axes (N-S and E-W) that intersect at the Promontory Plaza. These spaces are woven together both by a spine of formal trees and covered walkways that echo the elliptical form of the Arena.[9]
Records
On December 31, 2015, the INC claimed three records during its "Countdown to 2016" event at the Ciudad de Victoria, these are Largest Fireworks Display, Longest Line of Sparklers Lit in A Relay, and Most Sparklers Lit Simultaneously.[10]
References
- ^ Donna, Cueto-Ibanez (July 20, 2014). "Iglesia opens world's largest indoor arena for centennial rites". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ciudad de Victoria and the Philippine Arena". TwoEco, Inc. February 10, 2012. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ a b Archangel, Xianne (July 21, 2014). "PNoy, Ka Eduardo Manalo unveil marker for Ciudad de Victoria". GMA News. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ Ranada, Pia (July 27, 2013). "Waiting for Iglesia ni Cristo's PH Arena". Rappler. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "PH Arena's Covid-19 center built via PPP". Philippine News Agency. April 28, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
- PWP Landscape Architecture. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ Foundry, Brooklyn Digital. "Chris Dimond, FASLA | PWP Landscape Architecture". www.pwpla.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "PWP Landscape Architecture" (PDF). 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- PWP Landscape Architecture. Archived from the originalon May 31, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Iglesia Ni Cristo New Year countdown breaks 3 Guinness world records". Pep.ph (in Tagalog). GMA News Online. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
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