January 23, 2009

A sea of green

The three tallest structures in the Ateneo de Manila University right now are the Church of the Gesù and its bell tower, the two-tower student dormitory, and the Ricardo & Dr. Rosita Leong Hall—the home of the School of Social Sciences which you can't see here because I took this photo from its roof deck. The scale of the church and the dorm is deceiving because the terrain is hidden by the trees. The church stands on the highest point of the campus. Behind it, the land begins to slope downward until it ends on a cliff which overlooks Marikina valley. The dorm is at the very edge of the property and probably has a wonderful view of the City of Marikina and the Sierra Madre mountains.

Ateneo Church of the Gesù, its bell tower, and the dormitory of the Ateneo de Manila university

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19 comments:

  1. OlivierJanuary 23, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    la croix ressort bien dans ce ciel. Elle doit être vraiment très grande.
    the cross is clear in the sky. She must be really great.

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  2. MurciaDailyPhotoJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    Great photo of this skyline.
    I don't know if you have visited my added post of jan. 20. I would like that you could visit it.

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  3. JanetJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:28 PM

    Nice skyline here.

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  4. abcJanuary 23, 2009 at 10:57 PM

    I remember this church from your earlier post. Nice to see it from a different perspective now. Nice sky too.

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  5. D HerrodJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:03 PM

    That is a beautiful skyline.

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  6. GeorgeJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:17 PM

    This is a beautiful picture of the sky and the skyline.

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  7. HalcyonJanuary 23, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    Ahhh... clear blue skies! Happy Friday!!!

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  8. Debbie Courson SmithJanuary 24, 2009 at 12:07 AM

    I really enjoy seeing green...the doldrums of January have hit us the U.S. Northwest!

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  9. Photo CacheJanuary 24, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    Very nice. I've never been to Ateneo. I wonder if it's open for visitors.

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  10. Laurie AlleeJanuary 24, 2009 at 2:21 AM

    So peaceful and lovely!

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  11. SarettaJanuary 24, 2009 at 2:55 AM

    Nice skyline! (I realise my comment is not original, but it's the first thing I thought when I saw the photo!)

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  12. marleyJanuary 24, 2009 at 6:03 AM

    Excellent sky watch. It'll be a while before we see green trees here :(

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  13. rhoenJanuary 24, 2009 at 9:51 AM

    very nice skywatch! nice pic, too!

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  14. EG CameraGirlJanuary 24, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    The church really stands out in this landscape with the cross well above the trees.

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  15. ReenaJanuary 24, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    i haven't been inside the katipunan campus for quite some time now. pero pansin ko nga that it's more green now.

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  16. Jane Hards PhotographyJanuary 24, 2009 at 9:24 PM

    The simplicity of the image really draws your eye to the cross.Very nicely done and very peaceful.

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  17. nazeeeJanuary 25, 2009 at 5:32 AM

    very cool SkyWatch image

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  18. angelaJanuary 25, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    Great sky line. I like the startling whiteness of the buildings especially against the green..

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  19. UnknownJanuary 26, 2009 at 2:00 AM

    Really nice composition and framing!

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