St. La Salle Hall (Manila) | university, administrative building, Neoclassical (architecture), educational building

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / Taft Avenue (N170 / R-2), 2401
 university, administrative building, Neoclassical (architecture), educational building
The St. La Salle Hall (Building code: L; also known as LS Building) is a neoclassical building that was built from 1920 to 1924 as the new campus of De La Salle College (now De La Salle University-Manila) facing Taft Avenue in the district of Malate in Manila. It was built due to the lack of space of the original campus in Paco, Manila and need of the college of a larger campus to accommodate its increasing student population. A competition to design the building was won by Cornell University graduate and renowned architect, Tomas Mapua

It was once used as the grade school and high school building back when the college was still offering those levels. It has two chapels - one at the ground floor of the north wing of the building and one occupying the second and third levels of the south wing. Originally built as a three-story structure, a fourth level was added in the 1990s for the Open House of the De La Salle Brothers. The building is occupied by the Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business and School of Economics.

The structure was severely damaged during the Allied liberation of Manila in World War II in the Philippines. Numerous civilians took refuge in the building thinking that its thick concrete walls would protect them from anything but a direct hit. On February 12, 1945, sixteen Brothers and several other civilians were massacred by drunken Japanese troops inside the school chapel at the second floor. Restoration of the building after the war took two years and cost 246,883 pesos.

In this building

  1. Office of the Dean for Student Affairs
  2. Office of the University Controller
  3. University Research Coordination Office
  4. Graduate Admissions Office
  5. Alumni Office
  6. Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament
  7. Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business
  8. Pearl of Great Price Chapel
  9. Perico's
  10. Gate 1 (South Gate)
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._La_Salle_Hall
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Coordinates:   14°33'51"N   120°59'37"E

Comments

  • i studying here. it's saw nice.
  • It is a great place to study. We enjoy the strong commitment of the De La Salle Brothers for good education. Numerous faculty have higher degrees and are very qualified. They provide numerous scholarships and they are increasing them.
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