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Colon Street (Cebuano: Dalan Colon, Filipino: kalye Colon, Spanish: Calle Colon; Tagalog:; Spanish pronunciation:) is a historical street in Cebu City. Located in the city's downtown, Colon Street is often referred to as the oldest [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the shortest [ 4 ] national road in the Philippines .
Taft Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Taft; Spanish: Avenida Taft) is a major road in the south of Metro Manila. It passes through three cities in the metropolis: Manila, Pasay, and Parañaque. The road was named after the former Governor-General of the Philippines and U.S. President, William Howard Taft; the Philippines was a former commonwealth ...
1594. Escolta Street (Spanish: Calle de la Escolta) is a historic east–west street located in the old downtown district of Binondo in Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to the Pasig River, from Quintin Paredes Road (Plaza Moraga) to Plaza Santa Cruz Road (Plaza Lacson). The street is home to several fine examples of early skyscraper design ...
The Philippines, [e] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [f] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. In the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of 7,641 islands , with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon , Visayas , and ...
Google Maps Street View Trekker backpack being implemented on the sidewalk of the Hudson River Greenway in New York City. In late 2014, Google launched Google Underwater Street View, including 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) of the Australian Great Barrier Reef in 3D. The images are taken by special cameras which turn 360 degrees and take shots ...
Rockwell Center. Rockwell Center is a high-end mixed-use neighborhood in the Poblacion area of Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, named after James Rockwell, former President of Manila Electric Railroad and Light Company (Meralco). [1] It is a project of Rockwell Land Corporation, which is owned by the Lopez Holdings Corporation.
Commonwealth Avenue, formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos Avenue, [a] is a 12.4-kilometer (7.7 mi) highway located in Quezon City, Philippines. It spans from six to eighteen lanes, making it the widest road in the country. [3] The avenue is one of the major roads in Metro Manila and is designated as part of Radial Road 7 (R-7) of the older ...
Balete Drive is an undivided, two-lane street and the main thoroughfare of New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines. The road is a major route for jeepneys and cabs, serving the New Manila area and connecting Eulogio Rodriguez Sr. Avenue and Nicanor Domingo Street in Quezon City. The road is noted for a number of balete trees that previously lined ...