Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is an
avenue in
Makati City in the
Philippines. It is one of the busiest thoroughfares in
Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of Makati's
central business district. Because of the many businesses located on the avenue, Ayala Avenue is aptly nicknamed the
Wall Street of the Philippines.
Ayala Center, which comprises eight distinct shopping centers, is partially located on Ayala Avenue, specifically the
Glorietta complex and the
6750 building, as well as the Shangri-La Makati hotel. It is one of the largest and most famous malls in the Philippines.
Ayala Triangle
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Ayala Avenue in Ayala Triangle |
The Ayala Triangle is a sub-district of the Makati central business district, comprising of the parcel of land between Ayala Avenue, Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas, as well as the buildings on those streets. Many multinational companies, banks and other major businesses make their home on the triangle, noted by the many skyscrapers bounding the Triangle. Many exclusive and/or expensive stores make their home there. Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas also house the distinction of being the runways of the former
Nielson Field, Metro Manila's main
airport in the 1930s.
PBCOM Tower, the tallest building in the Philippines, is located on Ayala Avenue. It serves as the headquarters of two Philippine
banks, the
Philippine Bank of Communications, of which the building's name owes it to, and
East West Bank.
One of the trading floors of the
Philippine Stock Exchange is located on Ayala Avenue's Ayala Tower One, as well as the old building of the
Makati Stock Exchange. Near the building is also the most famous statue of assassinated politician
Benigno Aquino, Jr., located at the corner of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas.
Other famous buildings
Ayala Avenue is home to many other landmark buildings, of which some are in turn home to some of the biggest names in Philippine business. Some of these famous buildings include the following:
*Allied Bank Center (headquarters of
Allied Bank)
*
Ayala Tower One (headquarters of the
Ayala Corporation and home to the
Philippine Stock Exchange's Makati trading floor)
*
Bank of the Philippine Islands headquarters
*
G.T. International Tower (new headquarters of
Metrobank)
*Insular Life Building (old headquarters of
Insular Life)
*Makati Central Fire Station
*Makati Central Police Office
*The Peninsula Manila Hotel
*PeopleSupport Center (one of the many
call centers in the Philippines)
*PLDT Tower (headquarters of the
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company)
*
RCBC Plaza (headquarters of the
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation)
*SSS Makati Building (headquarters of
Union Bank of the Philippines)
*
Philippine Stock Market Forum of Finance Manila
