RIZAL THEATER, MAKATI 1960s
The Rizal Theater was one of the most elegant stand alone cinema of the 1960s and the 1970s. The theater was a lovely example of stylish art deco building designed by National Artist for Architecture Juan Nakpil. It was intended to become a part of the Rizal Memorial Cultural Complex originally intended for completion by 19th of June 1961, in time for Jose Rizal’s birth centennial. But due to lack of funds, the memorial complex was not built and the building that was constructed initially was redesigned by Nakpil, which what was to become the Rizal Theater.
During the 1980s, with the advent of the malls and fierce business competition, stand-alone movie theaters weren’t all that commercially viable. So the stylish Rizal Theater met the wrecking ball and was sadly demolished in the late 1980s. The Makati Shangri-la Hotel now stands in its place since 1993.
The Rizal Theater was one of the most elegant stand alone cinema of the 1960s and the 1970s. The theater was a lovely example of stylish art deco building designed by National Artist for Architecture Juan Nakpil. It was intended to become a part of the Rizal Memorial Cultural Complex originally intended for completion by 19th of June 1961, in time for Jose Rizal’s birth centennial. But due to lack of funds, the memorial complex was not built and the building that was constructed initially was redesigned by Nakpil, which what was to become the Rizal Theater.
During the 1980s, with the advent of the malls and fierce business competition, stand-alone movie theaters weren’t all that commercially viable. So the stylish Rizal Theater met the wrecking ball and was sadly demolished in the late 1980s. The Makati Shangri-la Hotel now stands in its place since 1993.
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