| Taft Avenue | |
|---|---|
| North end: | Padre Burgos in Manila |
| Major junctions: |
EDSA in Pasay City A. Arnaiz Ave (Libertad/Pasay Road) in Pasay City Gil Puyat Ave. (Buendia) in Pasay City Pablo Ocampo (Vito Cruz), Quirino Ave. in Manila Pedro Gil in Manila United Nations Avenue in Manila |
| South end: | Baclaran near Pasay City |
Taft Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila. It crosses through two major cities of the metro: Manila and Pasay City.
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Taft Avenue starts from Quirino Avenue in Pasay City, then transversing northeast to EDSA, then north to Antonio Arnaiz Avenue (formerly known as Libertad/Pasay Road), Gil Puyat Avenue (formerly known as Buendia), Pablo Ocampo Street (formerly known as Vito Cruz),Quirino Avenue, Pedro Gil Street (formerly known as Herran), Padre Faura Street, United Nations (U.N.) Avenue, T.M. Kalaw Street and Finance Road. The avenue straight ahead would be later known as Padre Burgos and spurs into three bridges then streets: Quezon Boulevard, Rizal Avenue, and Quintin Paredes.
One of the two entrances to Rizal Park, (the other being Roxas Boulevard), the Taft Avenue entrance is also adjacent to the National Museum: which is located in 2 buildings, namely, the National Art Gallery (formerly Legislative Building) & the Museum of the Filipino People (formerly Finance Building), and the Statue of Sultan Kudarat.
Taft Avenue is home (or near) to some government buildings: the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Court of Appeals, Department of Tourism, Bureau of Plant Industry and the National Bureau of Investigation.
The office of the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region is located on Taft Avenue, adjacent the United Nations LRT Station.
Taft Avenue forms a part of the University Belt. Universities such as the De La Salle University, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippine Women's University and the Philippine Normal University could be found in Taft Avenue.
The National Cathedral of the Holy Infant Jesus of the Philippine Independent Church is located in Taft Avenue.
Taft Avenue is accessed through jeepneys, taxis, LRT and MRT. The avenue houses some stations of the Yellow Line: EDSA (interchange at the Blue Line), Libertad, Gil Puyat, Vito Cruz, Quirino Avenue, Pedro Gil, United Nations, and of the Blue Line, Taft Avenue (interchange at the Yellow Line.