00:00At the beginning of our special series, Amazing Earth in the City,
00:03we are now here at our first destination,
00:06the Miranila Heritage House and Library in Quezon City.
00:09This property is almost 100 years old.
00:13It was built in 1929 by Conrado Francia Benitez
00:18along with his wife, Francisca Tirona Benitez,
00:21co-founder of the Philippine Women's University.
00:25The Miranila can be found
00:27in one of the highest parts of Quezon City.
00:30And from its rooftop,
00:32you can see the whole of Manila,
00:34from Pasig to Makati.
00:36And because of its height,
00:38a visitor was called out
00:40from a tower here,
00:42Mirar Manila,
00:44which means in English,
00:47Look at Manila.
00:48And this is where the name Miranila came from.
00:55The Miranila Heritage House
00:57was built in 1929
00:59by Conrado Francia Benitez
01:01along with his wife, Francisca Tirona Benitez.
01:04And from its rooftop,
01:06you can see the whole of Manila,
01:08from Pasig to Makati.
01:10And because of its height,
01:12a visitor was called out
01:14from a tower here,
01:16Mirar Manila,
01:18which means in English,
01:20Look at Manila.
01:22And because of its height,
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