Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle

Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle
Map
Location
Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°34′45.95″N 121°0′43.85″E / 14.5794306°N 121.0121806°E / 14.5794306; 121.0121806
Roads at
junction		Jose Syquia Street
M. Roxas Street
Revellin Street
Zamora Street
Construction
TypeTraffic circle
Maintained byDepartment of Public Works and Highways

The Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle is a traffic circle in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines. It is located at the intersection of Jose Syquia, M. Roxas, Revellin, and Zamora Streets, near the Santa Ana Public Market.

Originally unnamed (residents of Santa Ana simply called it the "Rotonda" and still do today), the circle was given its present name by virtue of Ordinance No. 7964, authored by Councilor Luciano "Lou" Veloso and passed in 1999, as a reciprocal gesture after a street in Bangkok was named "Soi Philippines" the year before. While initially inaugurated during the visit of Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai to the Philippines that year, renovation works on the circle would not be complete until 2002.[1]

The circle was re-inaugurated on March 30, 2009 by Mayor Alfredo Lim to commemorate sixty years of Philippines–Thailand relations.[2]

Architecture

The Philippines–Thailand Friendship Circle contains a 10-foot (3.0 m) artificial waterfall, a nipa hut, an orchidarium, statues, a performance area and a bonsai garden. At the center is a monument named the Angel of Unity, commemorating the relationship between the two countries.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Torre, Nestor U. (November 30, 2002). "Councilor Lou brightens a little corner of Manila". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 14, 2014 – via Google News.
  2. ^ "Lim bares construction of RP-Thailand Friendship Circle". Philippines News Agency. March 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2014.