Located along Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard) cor. Calle Padre Faura in Ermita, this French Renaissance-style mansion was designed by no less than Andrés Luna de San Pedro, son of the great painter Juan Luna. The mansion was built by Alfonso Zóbel de Ayala Roxas together with his wife, Carmen Pfitz Herrero. Alfonso is the son of Don Enrique Zóbel y de Ayala and the father of Ayala Corporation chairman emeritus Jaime Zóbel de Ayala. Although the house survived the war in 1945, it was sold by Don Enrique to recover from the financial loss brought by WWII. The post-war mansion was occupied by the French Embassy, then by the Bank of Asia in the 1960’s, and later by several antique shops. The building was finally destroyed by the wrecking ball in the 1990’s, giving way to the 1322 Golden Empire Tower which now stands on the property.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:48:17 +0000
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