Old Congress Building

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Old Congress Building is the former name of Manila’s Old Legislative Building, a historic neoclassical structure that has housed key Philippine government institutions and now serves as part of the National Museum complex.

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Old Congress Building canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site ⓘ
government building ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs National Museum of Fine Arts building ⓘ
Old Legislative Building ⓘ
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Manila ⓘ
Museums in Manila ⓘ
Seats of national legislatures ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
currentUse National Museum of Fine Arts ⓘ
formerNameOf Old Legislative Building ⓘ
function museum building ⓘ
seat of the Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
seat of the National Assembly of the Philippines ⓘ
seat of the Philippine Legislature ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement central hall ⓘ
columns ⓘ
staircase ⓘ
hasFacadeFeature classical pediment ⓘ
grand colonnade ⓘ
heritageDesignation Important Cultural Property of the Philippines ⓘ
National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines ⓘ
housedInstitution Congress of the Philippines ⓘ
House of Representatives of the Philippines ⓘ
National Assembly of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Batasang Pambansa

National Museum of the Philippines ⓘ
Philippine Legislature ⓘ
Senate of the Philippines ⓘ
locatedInArea Rizal Park ⓘ
locatedInCity Manila ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Ermita ⓘ
locatedOn Padre Burgos Avenue ⓘ
material reinforced concrete ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Manila City Hall ⓘ
National Museum of Anthropology ⓘ
National Museum of Natural History ⓘ
operator National Museum of the Philippines ⓘ
ownedBy Government of the Philippines ⓘ
partOf National Museum complex ⓘ
significance site of major legislative deliberations ⓘ
symbol of Philippine democracy ⓘ
usedFor art exhibitions ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
legislative sessions ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ

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Old Legislative Building, Manila → formerName → Old Congress Building ⓘ