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Burke Building
The facade of Burke Building along Escolta Street
General information
Status	Completed
Address	Escolta Street
Town or city	Binondo, Manila
Country	Philippines
Coordinates	14°35′55″N 120°58′45″E / 14.598512°N 120.979083°E / 14.598512; 120.979083
Named for	William J. Burke
Completed	1919

Burke Building is a historic building along Escolta corner Burke, Binondo, Manila, Philippines. First built in 1919, it survived World War II and has gone major remodeling since. Named after cardiologist William J. Burke, the building is also known as the location of the first elevator in Manila.

References

1. "The Burke Building".
2. Villalon, Augusto (28 April 2013). "An Escolta walking tour". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 January 2016. Other firsts to happen on the street (Escolta) were the first moviehouse; the first elevator, installed at Burke Building...

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Burke Building (Manila) at Wikimedia Commons

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