Tuesday, May 13, 2014

MAKATI CITY

Location: Makati City, NCR, Philippines
Coordinates: 14°33′N 121°02′E
Elevation: 15.4 m (50.5 ft) City Land Area: 21.57 km2 (8.33 sq mi)
Metro Land Area: 638.55 km2 (246.55 sq mi)
No. of Districts: Two Districts
No. of Barangays: 33
Time Zone: PST (UTC+8)
Zip Code: 1200 to 1299
Dialing Code: 2
Date of Cityhood: January 2, 1995
Income Class: Highly-Urbanized City

Descriptive Summary: Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based in Makati.


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The skyscrapers along Ayala Avenue of Makati City


Makati being a highly-urbanized, modern and world-class city has all the amenities, luxuries and hotels where local and international tourist can enjoy. For booking your hotel accommodations and other relevant information, this link Makati hotels will be useful to you.

The busy street of Ayala Avenue late in the afternoon


The high-rise condominium residence towers along Ayala Avenue


Glorietta 4 with the Ascott Towers


Makati Nightscape courtesy by jan shim photography


Part of Glorietta Right Wing and Glorietta 5


The picturesque Greenbelt Park


Chain of restaurants, cafes and coffee shops at Greenbelt


The RCBC Plaza Tower (center) located in the corners of Ayala Avenue and Gil Puyat Avenue


A closer glimpse of RCBC Plaza Tower


The tallest tower is GT Tower International


The prominent Insular Life Building in the corners of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas


A shot taken from the Enterprise Tower in the corners of Ayala and Paseo de Roxas


Along Ayala Avenue with Enterprise Tower (left) and Philippine Stock Exchange Tower (right)


The glass-walled Zuellig Tower in the corners of Paseo de Roxas and Makati Avenue just opposite Mandarin Oriental Hotel


Lapu-Lapu Monument erected in the corners of Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas


Along Makati Avenue from the corner of Paseo de Roxas to Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue


Taken from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in the corners of Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas


Photo of Zuellig Tower (left) and Mandarin Oriental Hotel (right)


The centerpiece is the One Roxas Triangle Tower in the corners of Paseo de Roxas and Cruzada Street


The Development Bank of the Philippines building (left) and on its back is the Pacific Star Building


Zuellig Tower


Along Paseo de Roxas


Along Makati Avenue


Manila Peninsula Hotel


Ayala Avenue from Manila Peninsula Hotel


Shangri-La Hotel - Makati


The Ascott Twin Towers and Glorietta 4


A green park fronting Glorietta 4 and 5


Glorietta 5 Shopping Mall


Uniqlo at Glorietta 5


Glorietta Activity Center


Still a part of Glorietta


The Greenbelt Park and its malls


Sto. Nino de Paz Chapel at the heart of Greenbelt Park


The interior of Sto. Nino de Paz Chapel


Greenbelt Park and the posh hotels around it


An open, stylish and classy restaurant at Greenbelt


Seattle's Best Coffee at Greenbelt


A busy evening at Greenbelt


Lavish shopping at Greenbelt 5


Peeping thru the glass windows of Greenbelt 5


Shoppers rush before the mall closing


Dusit Thani Hotel


2 comments:

  1. this city perfect for shopping I suppose:) Nice shots, and my favorite Makati Nightscape:)

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  2. Hi Miss Stanislava Cuba. You will surely enjoy to stay in Makati. A world-class city with all the perks you will need.

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