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Nieves Flores
Memorial Library Guam Congress Building
In the heart of Hagåtña, the Within the same area as
island’s main public library Dulce Nombre de Maria Guam’s most famous Catholic
houses the Guam Room, the Cathedral-Basilica church, the Guam Congress
repository of virtually all The center of Catholic faith on Building, once known as the
information about the island. Guam, many believe this mag- Guam Legislature Building
Paseo de Susana For individuals wanting to nificent Church was built on (GLB), is awaiting restoration.
Paseo de Susana, behind the learn more about Guam, the the same site as Guam’s first Originally built by the U.S.
Chamorro Village, is a penin- library features a display of Catholic church. The origi- Navy and presented to the
sula built in the 1940s from museum artifacts that rein- nal structure survived from people of Guam in July 1948,
rubble and debris that re- forces our rich history. its completion in 1670 until the site was renamed the Car-
sulted from the destruction of the bombings of WWII. The los P. Taitano Guam Legisla-
Hagåtña after WWII. The pen- present church, completed ture Building.
insula contains Guam’s main in 1959, houses the original
44 sports stadium and the Statue statue of Guam’s patron saint, 45
of Liberty. The site is home to Our Lady of Camarin.
the island’s annual Liberation
Carnival in July, which com-
memorates the island’s libera-
tion by U.S. forces in 1944.

Statue of
Liberty San Antonio Bridge
In 1950, the Boy (Tolai Acho’)
Scouts of America Plaza de España Built by the Spanish Governor
erected this small Home to the governor’s palace Santo Papa as Juan Pablo Manual Muro in the 1800s as
replica of the U.S. during the Spanish period, the Dos Monument a means of crossing the Agaña
Statue of Liberty Plaza de España is a favorite Across the street from Dulce River, the San Antonio Bridge
overlooking Agaña site for visitors. Although Nombre de Maria Cathedral- survived the bombing of
Bay in observance of the orga- most of the palace was Basilica, a statue of Pope John Hagåtña in WWII but lost use-
nization’s 40th anniversary. destroyed during the retak- Paul II (Santo Papa as Juan fulness when the Agaña River
Located near Chamorro Village ing of Guam during WWII by Pablo Dos) commemorates was diverted during postwar
within Paseo de Susana, the U.S. forces, three structures the pope’s first visit to the restructuring of the city. The
site offers a great view of ar- are still standing – the three- Marianas Islands in 1981. The landmark was named in honor
riving boats each evening and arch gate, the Azotea (or back bronzed papal statue rotates of San Antonio de Padua, a
surf enthusiasts who catch porch), and the Chocolate at a rate of one full revolution Portugese Catholic saint that
waves at the boat basin. House. every 12 hours. lived from 1195-1231.