Cebu Capitol - the seat of government of the Philippine province of Cebu, located in the same city. The Capitol, built by the famous architect Juan Arellano, is located at the northern end of the boulevard Osmenya. The inscription on the facade reads: "The power of government comes from the people."

Design Capitol, designed to replace the old government building Casa Provinsial in the Spanish quarter, started in 1910, but to the very construction was started only in 1937. The progress of the work personally oversaw the Governor Sotero Kabahug. A year later, in June 1938, the grand opening of the new Capitol, which was attended by Philippine President Manuel Quezon. At the ceremony, Archbishop Gabriel Reyes Cebu blessed the new building, and the wife of the governor Rodriguez uncorked a bottle of champagne. During World War II, the Capitol was seriously damaged, but a year after the war, has been completely restored.

Today, the Capitol Building Cebu is one of the city's main attractions. Its U-shape like the end of a wide boulevard hugs Osmenya. The main three-storey building is framed on either side by two office buildings, and all together they create a cour d'honneur - front yard, limited by a balustrade. The main building was built in a typical neo-classical style: the ground floor with rusticated stone blocks occupied by small rooms and offices on the second floor are the main working areas, and completes building attic floor. The facade is crowned with a cornice and parapet with allegorical sculptures on the corners. The most memorable feature of the facade is the central semi-circular balcony with a simple octagonal dome.

On the second floor of the Capitol can be reached via a grand staircase from the lobby. If the hall, made in the Art Deco style, go to the south, you can get to the balcony overlooking the boulevard. And if you go to the north, the corridor will result in a dance hall with huge windows from floor to ceiling, and decorated in Art Deco style, and evoke thoughts of fabulous balls. The spacious hall ballroom chandeliers illuminate two gorgeous epic proportions.