- Source: Elliptical Road
The Elliptical Road is a 1.98-kilometer (1.23 mi) roundabout in Quezon City, which circumscribes the Quezon Memorial Circle, a large park. It was named after its elliptical shape. The road is divided into eight lanes: three main lanes, four for exiting vehicles, and one for bicycles and pedicabs.
This area of Quezon City is called "Philcoa", after the Philippine Coconut Authority (PHILCOA), one of the government agencies headquartered there.
History
The earliest known plan involving the roundabout is seen on the first version of Frost Plan, the original urban plan for Quezon City, approved in 1941. It is located northeast of the formerly proposed 400-hectare (990-acre) Diliman Quadrangle within the former Diliman Estate, also known as Hacienda de Tuason, purchased by the Philippine Commonwealth government in 1939 as the new capital to replace Manila. It was originally planned to circumscribe the National Capitol grounds that would have housed the Philippine Legislature. However, the capitol's construction was interrupted during World War II and would later be scrapped in favor of the Quezon Memorial Circle, built in honor of the late President Manuel L. Quezon.
Junctions
The entire route is located in Quezon City.
Landmarks
Starting from Visayas Avenue, counterclockwise:
Department of Agriculture
Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center
Quezon Memorial Shrine
Lung Center of the Philippines
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
Quezon City Hall
National Housing Authority (Philippines)
Presidential Car Museum
Philippine Coconut Authority
Department of Agrarian Reform
See also
Triangle Park
Major roads in Metro Manila
Quezon Memorial Circle
External links
Media related to Elliptical Road, Quezon City at Wikimedia Commons
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- David Carradine
- Yayoi Kusama
- Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo
- Elliptical Road
- Department of Agriculture (Philippines)
- Quezon Memorial Circle
- List of bus routes in Metro Manila
- Radial Road 7
- Commonwealth Avenue (Quezon City)
- List of roads in Metro Manila
- Quezon City Hall
- Department of Agrarian Reform
- East Avenue (Quezon City)
