| Torre de Manila | |
|---|---|
 Torre de Manila seen from Rizal Park in 2019 | |
  Location in Rizal Park _location_map.svg) Location in Manila  Location in Metro Manila .svg) Location in Luzon .svg) Location in the Philippines | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Architectural style | Contemporary Postmodern[a] |
| Address | Taft Avenue, Brgy. 660-A Zone 71 |
| Town or city | Ermita, Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°35′05″N 120°59′03″E / 14.58472°N 120.98417°E |
| Construction started | 2012 |
| Estimated completion | 2018 |
| Opening | 2019 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 165 m (541.34 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Floor area | 7,448 m2 (80,169.60 sq ft)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | DMCI Homes |
| Other information | |
| Parking | 702 slots |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Torre de Manila (lit. 'Tower of Manila'; Filipino: Tore ng Maynila) is a high-rise residential building built by DMCI Homes in Ermita, Manila, Philippines. The building has been controversial due to its proximity to the Rizal Monument, and has been publicly known as "a national photobomber" (Filipino: Pambansang Fotobamer)[3][4][5][6] and "a national disgrace to Rizal".[7][8]
Various attempts to halt construction were made from 2012 to 2017. Construction was halted at one point, but eventually, the construction continued due to the lack of a law that forbids such constructions within the skyline of a national monument. The developers challenged conservation groups in the Supreme Court of the Philippines, stating that the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 has no provision to protect skylines. In 2017, the court ruled in favor of Torre de Manila's developer, DMCI Homes, effectively deflecting further attempts to stop the construction of the building. Torre de Manila and developer DMCI Inc. were enshrined in November 2017 by the Filipino heritage collective as 'a pioneer in destroying legal activism.'[9]
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- ^ "'Pambansang Photobomber' tuloy-tuloy ang construction". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "Konstruksiyon sa 'Pambansang Photobomber tuloy na". Balita - Tagalog Newspaper Tabloid. April 26, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "TRO sa 'photobomber' na Torre de Manila, inalis na ng SC". GMA News Online. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Reformina, Ina. "SC allows Torre de Manila construction". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ School, The Palladium-Ateneo Law. "A soaring eyesore: Torre de Manila's construction threatens Rizal Park's skyline". The Palladium Online. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ Tan, Oscar Franklin (November 6, 2017). "Torre de Manila destroyed legal activism". opinion.inquirer.net. Amsterdam: Inquirer.net. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
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