Zamboanga City Hall was built in 1905 and completed in 1907, as the seat of the Moro Province. It became the seat of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu in 1914 and served as capitol of the region. American governors of the region included Leonard Wood, Tasker H. Bliss, Ralph W. Hoyt, and Major John Pershing. When Zamboanga became a chartered city on 26 February 1937, it became the city hall. The building is in Spanish-colonial style, popularized by the American architect William Parsons. Its center was demarcated by a tall tower crowned by a hip roof with decorative corbels and cantilevered wooden balconies. The tower had a clock at the topmost floor. The ground floor with an arched entrance leads to the stairwell leading to the upper story. Flanking the tower are the wings, which have rusticated stone blocks, carved corbels, and cantilevered balconies. The wings end in faux facades with windows shielded by media aguas (awnings). These faux facades are the front of two wings perpendicular to the main wing and forming the u-shaped plan of the city hall.
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Jet Travels: Zamboanga City Hall and its vicinity
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