Temple of Leah
Cebu City
A Roman-styled monument built as a memorial, high above the city in Busay
- Duration1 hour
- Best TimeLate afternoon into sunset
About This Place
Teodorico Adarna built the temple for his wife Leah after her death in 2012 — a colonnaded, brass-lion-flanked structure on the Busay ridge, unfinished for years and open to visitors throughout.
The architecture is Roman by way of nowhere in particular, and the effect is theatrical rather than historical. The reason to climb the steps is the view: the whole of Metro Cebu laid out below, with Mactan and the channel beyond it.
Activities
- Architecture
- Photography
- Sunset Watching
What to Bring
- A light layer — Busay is noticeably cooler than the city
Tips & Tricks
- Tops Lookout is three hundred metres up the road; do both in one trip
- The road up is steep and narrow — habal-habal riders take it faster than most passengers enjoy
How to Get There
About eight kilometres up the Transcentral Highway from Cebu City, roughly thirty to forty minutes by taxi depending on traffic through Lahug.
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Roosevelt Street, Busay, Cebu City, Philippines
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