University of Santo Tomas

Campus

The UST Quadricentennial Park Fountain The Central Seminary Building and the University field See also: List of University of Santo Tomas buildings

The University sits on an almost perfect square of 21.5 hectares bounded by España Boulevard, P. Noval, A.H. Lacson and Dapitan St, in Sampaloc, Manila. The University transferred to its present campus in 1927 when the Dominicans deemed the Intramuros Campus inadequate for the University's growing population. The first structures in the campus were the imposing Main Building, the Santisimo Rosario Parish, the UST Gym (once the largest gym in the country), and the Arch of the Centuries.

The campus at present boasts a mixture of old and new architecture with the inclusion of the UST multi-deck carpark which houses the Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy, and the UST Sports Complex, the second modern sports facility to be constructed by a UAAP member school.

Other new structures include the Beato Angelico Building which houses the College of Architecture and College of Fine Arts and Design, the Plaza Mayor, the UST Quadricentennial Square and Alumni Park, Thomas Aquinas Research Complex and the UST Tan Yan Kee Student Center.

The UST Manila campus was declared a National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines on 24 May 2011. Four of the University's structures are also declared National Cultural Treasures by the National Museum: Main Building, Arch of the Centuries, Santissimo Rosario Central Seminary, as well as the Grandstand and the University field. UST is the first and only university campus to have been named a National Historical Landmark and the only learning institution in the Philippines as location of National Cultural Treasures.

The University has started to develop upcoming campuses in Santa Rosa City (60 hectares), General Santos City (80 hectares), and Negombo, Sri Lanka, (5 hectares). The University is also in the process of establishing a presence in Mongolia. In 2011, the University celebrated its 400th founding anniversary, and it is projected that the new campuses will be operational by then.

Prominent landmarks:

Arch of the Centuries
Fountain of Wisdom
Fountain of Knowledge
Main Building
Miguel de Benavides Monument
UST Miguel de Benavides Library (formerly, UST Central Library)

College Buildings:

Albertus Magnus Building
Alfredo M. Velayo Building
Beato Angelico Building
Benavides Building
Main Building
Roque Ruaño Building
Saint Martin de Porres Building
Saint Raymund de Peñafort Building

Parks and Gardens:

The university built various parks and gardens inside its campus. It includes Plaza Intramuros, Plaza Benavides, Plaza Calderon, Plaza Mayor, Botanical Garden, and Rosarium.

Streets:

The streets of the University were non-existent until March 1960. The prominent university streets are Intramuros Drive, Quezon Drive, and Osmeña Drive.

Medical Buildings: