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Construction on the mansion began in 1981. The height of the summit, originally 752 m (2,467 ft), made the work difficult. Roads were specially built to enable supplies to reach the summit. Farmers living on the mountainside were asked to relocate. The summit was leveled, cutting down its
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by Hernan D. Reyes, aided by four high school students and two workers. During the construction of the Palace in the Sky in 1981, workers were unable to blast a huge rock containing the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary with several
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announced his intention to visit the Philippines in November of 1983. It was reported that the Marcos administration planned to accommodate Reagan at the mansion. The construction halted after the White House canceled the trip.
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The Shrine of Our Lady, Mother of Fair Love is located within the People's Park in the Sky. The shrine was installed on December 15, 1974, with the installation of the image of the
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The park was converted from an unfinished mansion, known as the Palace in the Sky, initiated during the
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in February 1986, critics described the unfinished mansion as a symbol of the Marcos administration's
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height to 709 m (2,326 ft). Construction of the mansion was hastened when
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as president. The incomplete scaffolding of the mansion remained intact.
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blasts. The rock was left intact, after the discovery of the image.
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People's Park in the Sky on Mount Sungay, as seen from Picnic Grove
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decided to build a mansion on government-owned land atop
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Urban park
Mount Sungay
Tagaytay
Cavite
Philippines
Coordinates
14°8′29″N 121°1′19″E / 14.14139°N 121.02194°E / 14.14139; 121.02194
urban park
Tagaytay
Cavite
Philippines
Marcos
state visit
Ronald Reagan
Corazon Aquino
Doppler weather radar
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

Marcos
administration
Imelda Marcos
Mount Sungay
Cavite
US
Ronald Reagan
People Power Revolution
excess

Blessed Virgin Mary

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