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Kiangan National Shrine
Bantayog sa Kiangan
Map
16°46′46″N 121°04′53″E / 16.77944°N 121.08133°E / 16.77944; 121.08133
LocationKiangan, Ifugao, Philippines
MaterialConcrete, steel
Completion date1974
Dedicated date1975
Dedicated to
  • Surrender of General Tomoyuki Yamashita
  • World War II Allied veterans

The Kiangan National Shrine (Filipino: Bantayog sa Kiangan) also known as the Yamashita Shrine[1] is a war memorial in Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines. It commemorates the surrender of the top commander of Japanese Imperial Army in the Philippines General Tomoyuki Yamashita to the Allied forces, which led to the end of the Japanese occupation of the archipelago during World War II.

  1. ^ Lapniten, Karlston (29 July 2019). "Saving Yamashita's last fortress". Philippine Daily inquirer. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

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