according to urban legend, the archi of the new building deliberately made it that way because of the deaths of several filipino people during the WW2 inside the old building when it was bombed by jap forces
manila city hall was formed that way because of the wars, much like what geostat12 had said, death from spanish and japanese invasions,
more over, ganun talaga ung natatanging lupa ng city hall kya they make what is the optimized shae they can, ang sabi nga sakin dapat rectangle un, kaso dalawa ng nagdesign, isa ung sa harap isa ung sa likod kya aun.
pa print screen nman nung top view.. or pa link.. Can't find any images eh.. at saka wala akong Google Earth.. d ako ma ka download kasi office pc to. heheh restrictions.. :D
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There was actually an episode of the now departed Ngiinig where they featured ghost stories in Manila City Hall include that of a woman who was bludgeoned to death by her lover with a Judge's gavel
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yup... the toilet bowl. yung architect niya ay nasa loob ng toilet nung iniisip niya kung anong design ng structure. then nung magflush siya bowl, ayun... CCP was form . meron flush handle yang CCP kapag pumunta kayo sa left part ng building. just like a toilet bowl...
creepy nga...and sheesh!past 1am na nakita ko pa to...haay...
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