Pacific War Memorial Altar  | 
				
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Memorial altar in the Pacific War Memorial building, 
					  
					  Corregidor, Philippines. At noon on the 6th of May every year, 
					  
					  sunlight shining through the oculus (round ceiling opening) falls 
					  
					  directly on the center of the altar, marking the time of the surrender 
					  
				  of Corregidor and the Philippines to the Japanese in 1942 (World War II). Click here to enlarge.  | 
				
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