There will also be a coffee shop and people can come up and down so that they can see a 360-degree view of Manila.) (Our artists can display their artwork there. Magkakaroon din ng coffee shop tapos yung mga tao, akyat panaog lang, makita nila 360-degrees yung buong Maynila," Domagoso said. "'Yung ating mga artists, they can display their artwork there. Topmost part of the clock tower will be a viewing deck with a panoramic view of areas surounding the Manila City Hall /IBkskI1le7Īside from modernizing the staircase leading to and within the clock tower, chandeliers and air-conditioning units were also installed in the once-deteriorating landmark to make the space more "Instagrammable," the mayor said. "We need to reintroduce some development for the safety of everyone kasi that time, halos hindi namin maakyat yung clock tower dahil mabuay yung hagdanan," Domagoso said. The clocks are still running through metal gears installed in the upper decks of the hexagonal chamber. The 100-feet clock tower was first unveiled to the public in 1930 and is known to be the biggest in the Philippines.īefore reaching the city hall’s viewing deck, visitors will get to see how decades-old contraptions power the 4 clocks surrounding the capital’s clock tower. (I felt bad because it's supposed to be an iconic place clock tower, but it looks like that so I said we really have to develop it.) "Nalulungkot ako kasi it's supposed to be an iconic place clock tower, tapos ganoon ang itsura kaya sabi ko, talaga we really need to redevelop this," he said.
(If you saw it about 2 years ago, it was just a storage room. "About 2 years ago, kung nakita ninyo, puro bodega yun. LOOK: Manila set to open its City Hall’s Clock Tower as an art gallery and coffee shop.
MANILA - The Manila City Hall's Clock Tower is set to open as the capital city's newest art gallery and coffee shop in the coming months, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said on Monday.įrom a dank storage space, the topmost part of the capital's city hall has been transformed into a potential tourist destination, Domagoso told reporters on the sidelines of his weekly flag ceremony.
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