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{{For|the shopping mall in Cebu City|Ayala Center Cebu}}
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{{Infobox property development
| development_name = Ayala Center
| logo             = Ayala Center logo wordmark.svg
| logo_caption     = {{small|Logo since 2010, after a major rebranding scheme}}
| image            = Glorietta Square Makati, Metro Manila (52265481570).jpg
| image_size       = 300
| image_caption    = Glorietta and surrounding buildings
| location         = San Lorenzo, [[Makati]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Philippines]]
| subdivision_type1= [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]]
| subdivision_name1= [[Metro Manila]]
| subdivision_type2= City
| subdivision_name2= [[Makati]]
| address          = 
| opening_date     = {{start date and age|1991}}
| developer        = [[Ayala Land]]
| architect        =
| operator         = 
| owner            = [[Ayala Land]]
| area             = {{cvt|50|ha}}
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| website          = [http://www.ayalamalls.com Ayala Malls]
| pushpin_map      = Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Metro Manila]]##Location in [[Luzon]]##Location in the Philippines
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The '''Ayala Center''' is a {{convert|50|ha|adj=on}} [[Mixed-use development|mixed-use]] major commercial development operated by [[Ayala Land]] located in Barangay San Lorenzo within the [[Makati Central Business District]] in [[Makati]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]]. The complex comprises three shopping malls, three department stores, each with its own retail shops, restaurant arcades and cinemas, several hotels, eight residential towers, five office towers, four parking buildings, and leisure amenities such as the Greenbelt Park, Glorietta 3 Park, and the [[Ayala Museum]], showcasing exhibits on Philippine history and art.<ref name="ayalaland.com.ph">{{cite web|url=http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/portfolio/growth-centers?link=Makati-City |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624150527/http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/portfolio/growth-centers?link=Makati-City |archive-date=June 24, 2013 }}</ref>

The Ayala Center is surrounded by [[Ayala Avenue]], De la Rosa Street, and Legazpi Street to the north, [[EDSA|Epifanio de los Santos Avenue]] (EDSA/C-4) to the east, [[Arnaiz Avenue]] to the south, and [[Paseo de Roxas]] to the west. The [[Ayala station]] of [[MRT Line 3 (Metro Manila)|MRT Line 3]] serves the area.<ref name="blueline">[http://www.dotcmrt3.gov.ph/route%20map.htm Route Map], [[Metro Rail Transit Corporation]] Passenger Information, retrieved July 7, 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626132055/http://www.dotcmrt3.gov.ph/route%20map.htm |date=June 26, 2006 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Glorietta complex.jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of [[Glorietta]] in Ayala Center (2008)]]
Ayala Center's predecessors were the Makati Commercial Center and [[Greenbelt (Ayala Center)|Greenbelt]], originally an open-space park called Greenbelt Junction in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/the-latest-news-features/71404/14-nostalgic-images-of-old-makati-a1806-20170912-lfrm4|title=These Photos of Makati From the Past Will Amaze You|website=Spot.ph|first=Alex|last=Castro|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=June 11, 2023}}</ref>

The Makati Commercial Center, built in 1960, consisted of several small arcades (Maranaw Arcade, Makati Arcade, Angela Arcade, Lising's Commercial, Mayfair Center, Bricktown, Anson's), theaters (Rizal Theater and The Quad), freestanding retail outlets (including Makati Supermart, Sulo Restaurant, Automat Restaurant, [[Rustan's]], [[SM Retail|Shoe Mart]] and [[Mercury Drug]]), open parks, and hotels (including Manila Garden Hotel and [[InterContinental Manila|InterContinental Hotel Manila]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theurbanroamer.com/ayala-center-story-part-1-makati-commercial-center/|title=The Ayala Center Story: Part 1 – The Makati Commercial Center|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=The Urban Roamer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/wealth/the-history-of-makati-city-the-countrys-major-financial-hub|title=The History of Makati City: The Country's Major Financial Hub|first=Lisa Guerrero|last=Nakpil|date=June 10, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Tatler Asia}}</ref> It was later renamed ''The Center Makati'' in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2002/11/30/186025/makati-memories|title=Makati Memories|first=Paulo|last=Alcazaren|date=November 30, 2002|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Philstar.com}}</ref>

On the other hand, Greenbelt evolved from an open-space park known as Greenbelt Junction, which in the 1970s had an aviary and surrounding low-rise structures with dining establishments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nolisoli.ph/96722/vintage-greenbelt-photos-alcazaren-ayuvallos-20210423/|title=LOOK: These vintage photos of Greenbelt park will have you racing to your old albums|date=April 23, 2021|accessdate=March 25, 2024|first=Andrei|last=Yuvallos|website=NOLISOLI.ph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2008/03/08/48847/greenbelt-delight|title=Greenbelt delight|first=Paulo|last=Alcazaren|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=March 8, 2008|accessdate=April 3, 2024}}</ref> Additional developments in the 1980s include the Greenbelt Square, Fair Center, Greenbelt Arcade, a McDonald's branch, and Greenbelt Mall, which were later combined to form Greenbelt.<ref name="petition">{{cite web|url=https://ncca.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FINAL-Merged-Public-Notice-for-Greenbelt-1-delisting.pdf/|title=NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC|date=July 23, 2023|publisher=[[National Commission for Culture and the Arts]]|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}</ref>

In the 1990s, the Ayalas redeveloped The Center Makati by merging the existing Makati Commercial Center with the Greenbelt complex into a new {{convert|50|ha|adj=on}} development<ref name="ayalaland.com.ph" /><ref name="tatler">{{cite web|title=Tatler Time Capsule: The Ayala Center|date=October 28, 2020|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Tatler Asia|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/thanks-for-the-memory|first=Chit|last=Lijauco}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPcdwRiXK6g |access-date=August 7, 2024 |title=Ayala Center TVC (1990)}}</ref> and was renamed ''Ayala Center'' in 1991. Its redevelopment has been ongoing in phases since the late 2000s, which includes the renovation and expansion of [[Glorietta]] and [[Greenbelt (Ayala Center)|Greenbelt]] malls and replacing old buildings and open parking spaces with new office buildings, residential towers, hotels, and the [[One Ayala]] complex, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2010/11/08/627665/ali-sees-completion-initial-phase-p20-billion-ayala-center-facelift-2012|title=ALI sees completion of initial phase of P20-billion Ayala Center facelift by 2012|first=Zinnia |last=Dela Peña|date=November 8, 2010|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ayalaland.com.ph/ali-unveils-plans-for-next-phase-of-ayala-center-redevelopment/|title=ALI unveils plans for next phase of Ayala Center redevelopment|date=October 9, 2015|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Ayala Land}}</ref>

==Facilities and tenants==
===Shopping malls===
*[[Glorietta]]
*[[Greenbelt (Ayala Center)|Greenbelt]]
*[[One Ayala#Mall and transport hub|One Ayala]]

===Department stores===
*[[Rustan's]]
*[[SM Supermalls|SM Makati]]
*[[Landmark (Department store)|The Landmark]]
*Adora
*[[Marks & Spencer]]
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*The Ramp Crossings (closed) -->

{{gallery
|width = 150
|File:Glorettamakatifacade.jpg|Glorietta
|File:Manila, Makati, Philippines.jpg|Greenbelt
|File:9991Makati Central Business District Landmarks 07.jpg|SM Makati
|File:9763Makati Central Business District Ayala Greenbelt Landmarks 16.jpg|The Landmark
|File:Forbes Park Ayala Dasmarinas Village South Makati Area 07.jpg|Ayala Malls One Ayala
|File:Makati Ave.jpg|Makati Avenue
}}

===Parking facilities===
Aside from the basement parking beneath Glorietta (interconnected with Park Terraces and Terraces Square), Greenbelt, and [[One Ayala]], respectively, the following are the carpark buildings located at the complex:
*6750 Steel Carpark
*Park Square
*Paseo Steel Carpark
*The Link

{{gallery
|width = 150
|File:9763Makati Central Business District Ayala Greenbelt Landmarks 03.jpg|The Link
|File:0041Makati Central Business District Landmarks 20.jpg|Park Square
}}

===Hotels===
*Ascott Makati (formerly Oakwood Premier)
*[[Dusit Thani Manila]]
*[[FRHI Hotels & Resorts|Makati Fairmont Hotel and Raffles Suites and Residences]] 
*[[Holiday Inn & Suites Makati]] 
*New World Renaissance Hotel
*[[Makati Shangri-La, Manila|Makati Shangri-La]]
*[[Canopy by Hilton]] Makati ''(opening in 2026)''<ref name="canopy">{{cite news|url=https://ayalaland.com/blog/canopy-by-hilton-to-debut-in-manila|title=Canopy by Hilton to Debut in Manila|date=August 13, 2025|accessdate=August 14, 2025|website=Ayala Land}}</ref>

<small>Hotel [[InterContinental Manila]] was closed in 2015 and demolished shortly thereafter to make way for the redevelopment that is [[One Ayala]].</small>

{{gallery
|width = 150
|File:9991Makati Central Business District Landmarks 37.jpg|Dusit Thani Manila
|File:86Makati Central Business District Landmarks 05.jpg|Makati Fairmont Hotel
|File:Makati srl 2.jpg|Makati Shangri-La, Manila||[[InterContinental Manila]]
|File:Interconjf.JPG|[[InterContinental Manila]]
|File:0041Makati Central Business District Landmarks 28.jpg|Raffles Makati
|File:Glorietta Square Makati, Metro Manila (52265013408).jpg|Holiday Inn Manila (foreground) with Park Terraces, Makati Fairmont Hotel, and Raffles Makati on the background. Also shown is the Glorietta 1 Corporate Center (right).
}}

===Office buildings===
[[File:6750 Ayala Avenue in 2022.jpg|thumb|6750 Ayala Avenue]]
*6750 Ayala Avenue
*Glorietta 1 Corporate Center
*Glorietta 2 Corporate Center
*[[One Ayala#Office towers|One Ayala Tower 1]] (One Ayala East Tower)
*[[One Ayala#Office towers|One Ayala Tower 2]] (One Ayala West Tower)
*[[One Ayala#Office towers|One Ayala South Tower]]

==See also==
[[File:MRT-3 Ayala Station Exterior 2.jpg|thumb|Facade of [[Ayala station|Ayala Center Station]]]]
*[[Ayala Corporation]]
*[[Ayala Center Cebu]]
*[[Makati Central Business District]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{wikinews|Blasts kills 8, injures 126 at a mall in Manila, The Philippines}}
*[http://www.ayalamalls.com Ayala Malls, Official Website]
*[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=95548  Inquirer.net, List of dead and injured in Glorietta blast]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021020507/http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/gloriettablast/multimedia.php  Inquirer.net, View interactive map and photos of Glorietta blast]
*[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/65193/Death-toll-from-Makati-mall-blast-rises-to-9  GMA NEWS.TV, Partial list of casualties in Glorietta blast]

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