THE BEAUTY OF

Makati City

PUBLISHED February 7, 2018

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIANO SAYNO

Known for its cosmopolitan culture due to its major shopping centres, financial hubs, hotels, condominiums, the Makati city is the financial centre of the Philippines.

The Makati city is surrounded with tall skyscrapers and commercial buildings. It’s famous for the city’s sports landmark, the Makati Coliseum and is also home to a number of spanish-colonial era churches such as the Nuestra Señora de Gracia Church, fine art museums like the Ayala Museum that houses more than one thousand golden pre-Hispanic artifacts, and recreation areas, the Manila Golf Club and Forbes Park.

Taking a trip here will surely make you feel like being in a futuristic world!

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