Post by fots2 on Sept 14, 2009 13:18:11 GMT 8
Hi okla,
Here are some answers for you.
1 - In the first photo notice near the center of the long building there is a larger central area that sticks out from the rest of the structure. The swimming pool is a very short ways to the left (west) of the central area. It is inside the building on the ground floor.
2 - You are very observant okla. Those shallow groves are a mystery to me also. I was even standing on them and wondering what they were for. My only guess was that the groves were for some special type of flooring for this part of the building. All floors in this area have those grooves. You can see them in two of my photos.
3 - I think the shower/latrines were actually showers since I did not see any large holes in the floor for a toilet drain pipe. There is a common drain in the center of the floor. The shower pipes may have been suspended above the stalls. This room is adjacent to the swimming pool.
Since we are in the area, here is something else for you.
In the aerial photos, notice the big white dome which is part of the Pacific War Memorial? Here is what is under the dome.
In the late afternoon all the day tour crowd is gone and the island is almost deserted so it is a good time for photos. The view is looking towards the eastern end of the memorial.
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An online description:
"The main part of the structure is a rotunda with an open circular skylight in its dome that lets sunlight in during the day. Directly underneath the skylight is a circular marble altar, which is directly lit by the sun during the week of May 6, the anniversary of the fall of Corregidor. Taking the form of a symbolic wreath of victory, the altar has these lines inscribed on its edge: "Sleep, my sons, your duty done, for Freedom's light has come; sleep in the silent depths of the sea, or in your bed of hallowed sod, until you hear at dawn the low, clear reveille of God."
Behind the dome close to the spot where Gen. Douglas MacArthur opened the celebration of the recapture of Corregidor on March 2, 1945 is a large abstract steel sculpture called the Eternal Flame of Freedom. This sculpture was designed by Aristides Demetrios, a Philippine sculptor based in Greece. It symbolizes the flame of freedom burning eternally, a reminder of the determination and sacrifice of the United States and the Philippines in fighting to uphold the freedom of their people for generations to come. The Eternal Flame sculpture rests on a high concrete platform, from which a stunning panoramic view of Bataan Peninsula, Manila, and the Cavite coastline can be seen, and it overlooks a reflecting pool".
Z1fots032. Pacific War Memorial Altar under the dome on Corregidor.
Here are some answers for you.
1 - In the first photo notice near the center of the long building there is a larger central area that sticks out from the rest of the structure. The swimming pool is a very short ways to the left (west) of the central area. It is inside the building on the ground floor.
2 - You are very observant okla. Those shallow groves are a mystery to me also. I was even standing on them and wondering what they were for. My only guess was that the groves were for some special type of flooring for this part of the building. All floors in this area have those grooves. You can see them in two of my photos.
3 - I think the shower/latrines were actually showers since I did not see any large holes in the floor for a toilet drain pipe. There is a common drain in the center of the floor. The shower pipes may have been suspended above the stalls. This room is adjacent to the swimming pool.
Since we are in the area, here is something else for you.
In the aerial photos, notice the big white dome which is part of the Pacific War Memorial? Here is what is under the dome.
In the late afternoon all the day tour crowd is gone and the island is almost deserted so it is a good time for photos. The view is looking towards the eastern end of the memorial.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
An online description:
"The main part of the structure is a rotunda with an open circular skylight in its dome that lets sunlight in during the day. Directly underneath the skylight is a circular marble altar, which is directly lit by the sun during the week of May 6, the anniversary of the fall of Corregidor. Taking the form of a symbolic wreath of victory, the altar has these lines inscribed on its edge: "Sleep, my sons, your duty done, for Freedom's light has come; sleep in the silent depths of the sea, or in your bed of hallowed sod, until you hear at dawn the low, clear reveille of God."
Behind the dome close to the spot where Gen. Douglas MacArthur opened the celebration of the recapture of Corregidor on March 2, 1945 is a large abstract steel sculpture called the Eternal Flame of Freedom. This sculpture was designed by Aristides Demetrios, a Philippine sculptor based in Greece. It symbolizes the flame of freedom burning eternally, a reminder of the determination and sacrifice of the United States and the Philippines in fighting to uphold the freedom of their people for generations to come. The Eternal Flame sculpture rests on a high concrete platform, from which a stunning panoramic view of Bataan Peninsula, Manila, and the Cavite coastline can be seen, and it overlooks a reflecting pool".
Z1fots032. Pacific War Memorial Altar under the dome on Corregidor.