Glorietta used to be a park surrounded by retails shops and restaurants. The only big building in the park’s perimeter was the QUAD, a 1970’s building comprised of four cinemas. The Glorietta park was a refreshing space to sit and rest in between window shopping and bar hopping around the perimeter.
In the 1990s Ayala Land Corporation decided to renovate QUAD and Glorietta Park. The concept was to out in one roof all the establishments in the park’s perimeter and more. Phase by phase Glorietta was built. Glorietta 1 to 4 are anchored by the former QUAD theatres. Glorietta 5 is a separate building across Rustan’s and the Manila Intercon. However, mall hopping has never been easier because there are series of interconnected bridgeways and walkways that make traversing from SM Makati to G 1 to 4 (as popularly called) to Rustan’s , Landmark and Greenbelt a “breeze”. All you have to do is park in the multi-level underground parking area and from there, you can walk to all the malls within the commercial complex.