Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor) on Mount Samat

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Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor) on Mount Samat is a monumental World War II memorial in the Philippines honoring the Filipino and American soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Bataan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
war memorial
access open to the public
alsoKnownAs Shrine of Valor
architect Natale G. Constantino
category World War II memorial in the Philippines
historical site in the Philippines
tourist attraction in Bataan
commemorates American soldiers
Battle of Bataan
Filipino soldiers
World War II
country Philippines
hasPart Memorial Cross
colonnade
war museum
hasRelief sculptural murals depicting war scenes
hasView Bataan Peninsula
Manila Bay
height about 92 meters
heritageDesignation National Shrine of the Philippines
inauguratedBy Ferdinand Marcos
inception 1966
languageOfAlternateName English
languageOfName Filipino
locatedIn Bataan
Luzon
Mount Samat
Pilar, Bataan
locatedOn Mount Samat National Shrine complex
materialUsed concrete
marble
steel
nativeLabel Dambana ng Kagitingan
operator Philippine Veterans Affairs Office
ownedBy Government of the Philippines
purpose to honor defenders of Bataan
to serve as a national symbol of courage
significantDate Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor)
significantEvent Fall of Bataan commemoration
theme heroism
sacrifice
visitorPurpose tourism
war remembrance

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bataan Peninsula
hasMemorial

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