▁of ▁the ▁colon na de . ▁ ▁This ▁and ▁a ▁sound ▁system ▁are ▁controlled ▁electron ically ▁from ▁a ▁control ▁room ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁Lac son ▁Under pass , ▁located ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁ ▁S urr ounding ▁buildings ▁and ▁structures ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁Qu ia po ▁Church , ▁several ▁other ▁notable ▁buildings ▁are ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Pla za ▁Mir anda . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁buildings ▁within ▁the ▁pla za ' s ▁vic inity ▁are ▁the ▁F & C ▁Tower ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Pic ache ▁Building ), ▁which ▁formerly ▁hous ed ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sav ings ▁Bank , ▁and ▁the ▁Times ▁Theater , ▁one ▁of ▁Man ila ' s ▁oldest ▁cin emas . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁a ▁building ▁which ▁stood ▁opposite ▁the ▁present - day ▁Pl ar idel ▁Cor ner ▁featured ▁an ▁electronic ▁news ▁t icker ▁operated ▁by ▁The ▁Man ila ▁Times ; ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁demol ished ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁place ▁was ▁built ▁the ▁Pla za ▁Mir anda ▁branch ▁of ▁Mercur y ▁D rug , ▁whose ▁fa ç ade ▁originally ▁featured ▁two ▁large ▁LED ▁displays . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁two ▁displays ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁large ▁LED ▁display ▁— ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁Asia ▁— ▁meas uring ▁ ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁R . ▁H idal go ▁Street ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" ph ot ograph ers ' ▁haven ", ▁ow