The Kiangan National Shrine (Filipino: Bantayog sa Kiangan) also known as the Yamashita Shrine[1] is a war memorial in Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines. It commemorates the surrender of the top commander of Japanese Imperial Army in the Philippines General Tomoyuki Yamashita to the Allied forces, which led to the end of the Japanese occupation of the archipelago during World War II.
Bantayog sa Kiangan | |
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| 16°46′46″N 121°04′53″E / 16.77944°N 121.08133°E | |
| Location | Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines |
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| Material | Concrete, steel |
| Completion date | 1974 |
| Dedicated date | 1975 |
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History
editThe Philippine Tourism Authority built a memorial in Linda in the town of Kiangan in Ifugao province[2] in 1974[3] at the site where the highest ranking Imperial Japanese military leader General Tomoyuki Yamashita surrendered to Allied forces, which consisted of primarily Filipino and American soldiers.[4]
The site has been declared as a National Landmark by the National Historical Commission. On July 9, 1975, then-President Ferdinand Marcos issued Proclamation No. 1460 declaring the site as a military shrine under the administration of the Military Memorial Division of the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO), an agency under the Department of National Defense.[2] The PVAO took over the operations and administration of the shrine on October 16, 1975.[4]
Monument
editThe shrine is made of concrete and steel[3] and its form drew inspiration from native Ifugao houses.[4]
References
edit- ^ Lapniten, Karlston (29 July 2019). "Saving Yamashita's last fortress". Philippine Daily inquirer. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Proclamation No. 1460, s. 1975". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 9 July 1975. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Kiangan Frontier Land". Manila Times. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Kiangan National Shrine". Philippine Veterans Affairs Office. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
External links
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