Temple of Leah
Seven-story Greco-Roman hillside monument built by a widower to house his late wife's vast collections.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Temple of Leah in Cebu City opens with a small, telling detail from Leah's own daughter, then unfolds the official story her husband Teodorico told about the seven-story Roman-style monument he built after her death in 2012. It follows the gap between that public inscription and the family's private account of who Leah really was and what she asked of him before she died. Listen for what the temple's granite columns and golden statue were actually built to hold.
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