Fort Bonifacio, also called the "Global City" - a highly urbanized areas in the town of Taguig, Manila is part of the agglomeration. The area has received its name in honor of the chief of the Philippine military camp - Fort Andres Bonifacio. In recent years it has experienced a real "boom", thanks to the sale of military lands. Today, Fort Bonifacio - a rich developing area with lots of skyscrapers.
The history of the area began at a time when control of the Philippines belonged to the Americans - then the US government acquired 25 7 sq.km. of land in the town of Taguig for military use. This area was turned into a military camp, known as Fort William McKinley in honor of the 25th President of the United States. After in 1946 the Philippines gained independence, the United States handed over the newly-formed Republic of the Philippines all rights of possession and control of the entire country with the exception of military bases. Only in 1949, Fort McKinley was transferred to the Philippine government, and in 1957 he became the permanent headquarters of the Philippine Army. Then it was renamed Fort Bonifacio in honor of the revolutionary Andres Bonifacio, who fought with the Spaniards.
Today in the Fort Bonifacio area is full of high-end residential complexes, such as Essence, Serenda, Pacific Plaza Towers, Bonifacio Ridges, as well as office buildings. Most of the trendy restaurants, bars, clubs and boutiques are located in the center of the district, as well as major shopping centers like «Market! Market! »And« Taguig City ". Moreover, many international corporations acquire land here in the property, and some transferred here its regional and national offices - for example, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, TetraPack and others. In 2009, opened a 16-storey medical center St. Luke, who became one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the country. Build a big stadium and the Palace of Congresses, which will include a hotel, office building, shopping mall and food court. In the northern part of the Fort Bonifacio is building a 250-meter skyscraper "Federal Land Tower," which will be one of the highest in the Philippines.
To the south of the Fort Bonifacio is a small village McKinley Hill - 50 hectares of land are located residential, office and commercial buildings, aimed at an international clientele. One of the first came here the British Embassy and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea.
Neighborhood Fort Bonifacio and its surroundings will be interesting not only for businesses but also for tourists - there is, what to see. For example, in 2001, it was opened Memorial Park Heritage (Heritage Park), covering an area of 76 hectares. Heroes buried in the cemetery of 33,520 Filipino soldiers who died during the Second World War. Here lie the remains of the presidents of the Philippines, national heroes, and other distinguished citizens. At the cemetery are memorials to those killed in the Vietnam War and the Korean War. The district is also located The American Cemetery and Memorial, the US military - are buried more than 17 thousand US soldiers killed in the Philippines and New Guinea during World War II.
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