Unusual architecture Pagoda Ocampo located outside Paterno Street in Manila district Kuiapo, attracts the eyes of all who find themselves next to her. Built in 1935, it looks like a Chinese temple with a tower, which in turn resembles a medieval castle - a fine example of the architectural style "when East meets West." Once the entire territory, which today stands Pagoda and the nearby house belonging to the influential businessman Don Jose Mariano Ocampo. Being a lawyer by training, he successfully engaged in the real estate business. He built a pagoda - so she graced its beautiful garden and at the same time served as the office of his real estate company.

Don Ocampo very fond of art, in particular, he had a magnificent collection of Philippine art that once adorned the interior of the pagoda. In addition, he is extremely fond of the art of the East - despite the fact that he had never been to Japan, he dreamed of having his own Japanese pagoda. Having carefully studied all available photos and pictures from magazines and books, Ocampo began to thoroughly develop the project pagoda. He hired the best engineers of the time, and who built one of the most exciting attractions in Manila today. But after only a few years after the completion of the Second World War broke out, and the pagoda was used as a bomb shelter.

Amazing building and its surrounding gardens survived numerous bombing and destruction of the war years, but succumbed to the come times of mercantilism and inattention. Ocampo descendants sold the property of their ancestor, and today there is no garden, once lush tsvetshego around the pagoda, and the new owners dismantled sculpture that once adorned the garden itself. The pagoda became a boarding house for sailors looking for work, and is in a dilapidated condition. In 1992, during a severe earthquake collapsed part of the roof of the tower. Unfortunately, the high cost of repair does not allow current owners pagoda put it in order.

Interestingly, some of the sculptures still survived, but to see them have to stray in the district: street Paterno Street, turn left to the Rue De Guzman Street, then left onto the narrow street that starts immediately after the bridge. It is along this street, and there are religious sculptures, once served as the pride of the garden Ocampo.