San Agustin Church
Known as one of the most important baroque churches in the Philippines and as one of the only four baroque churches in the Philippines that
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- Taguig City, Manila
PUBLISHED March 18, 2018
PHOTOGRAPHY and WORDS BY MARIANO SAYNO
Located in the heart of the Taguig City, the Venice Grand Canal is a lifestyle mall development under the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Located inside the 50-hectare (120-acre) McKinley Hill township of Megaworld Corporation in Taguig City.
It is widely regarded as the “most romantic mall” in the country because of its design and architecture. This mall, which bears its name in the name of its Italian-inspired architecture, has been designed in a manner that is inspired by the Grand Canal in the classical city of Venice, Italy.
It is widely regarded as the “most romantic mall” in the country because of its design and architecture. This mall, which bears its name in the name of its Italian-inspired architecture, has been designed in a manner that is inspired by the Grand Canal in the classical city of Venice, Italy.
One of the highlights of the mall is the man-made Grand Canal. The grand canal is 200 meters (660 feet) long, 15 meters (49 feet) wide, and offers mall guests an Italian experience with singing gondoliers offering gondola ride tours. As soon as you cross the replica of the Rialto Bridge, you will be greeted by gondolas which are parked in the water below.
As one of the most famous landmarks in Piazza San Marco, the mall also has replicas of St. Mark’s Campanile and the Rialto Bridge, both of which are based on the famous bridge in Venice, the Ponte de Amore Bridge.
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