Quezon Memorial Circle Monument

Address: Elliptical Road, Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City 1100, Metro Manila, Philippines

Website: https://quezoncity.gov.ph

Hours: Park generally open daily (early morning-evening); shrine museum hours vary - check Quezon City website

Admission: Park free; Quezon Memorial Shrine museum may charge a small fee (check site)

Quezon Memorial Circle is a national shrine and urban park in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Its dominant feature is the Quezon Memorial Shrine, a tall mausoleum honoring President Manuel L. Quezon.

The park contains gardens, museums, recreational facilities and civic spaces across several hectares, making it a focal point for public events and daily leisure in Quezon City. The central mausoleum rises 66 meters and houses exhibits about Quezon and Philippine history.

The circle was established as a memorial to President Manuel L. Quezon and developed into a public park and shrine over the 20th century, with the mausoleum serving as the cemetery and focal monument for the site.

Geographically it sits in the Diliman area of Quezon City within Metro Manila, surrounded by government, academic and residential districts and easily accessible from other parts of the capital region.

• Shrine height: A 66 meter high Art Deco mausoleum marks the circle and contains Manuel L. Quezon’s tomb and a small museum.
• Dual function: Located in the Diliman district, it functions as both a national memorial and a large urban park within Metro Manila.

What to See#

• Quezon Memorial Shrine: A 66 meter tall mausoleum that contains the remains of President Manuel L. Quezon and includes a museum area dedicated to his life and work.
• Park grounds: Public parkland with gardens, walking paths, open lawns, a playground and several small museums and civic buildings clustered around the circle.

From central Manila, take a taxi or Grab northeast along EDSA into Quezon City; the park sits on the Elliptical Road (Elliptical Rd. and Commonwealth Ave. junction). From North Avenue MRT station, it’s a short taxi/jeepney ride; buses and jeepneys serving Commonwealth Avenue stop within a few blocks.

• Go at dawn to watch the swarm of joggers, tai chi groups and vendors - the park wakes up before the city does.
• Enter the monument compound from Elliptical Road near the Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife gate to avoid the busiest entrances.
• Most people miss the small historical exhibits in the basement of the shrine; they are modest but illuminating about the Commonwealth era.
• Bring cash for street-food stalls - the banana-cue and tahô vendors are notoriously good.