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The Main Building. Designed by Fr. Roque Ruaño,
O.P., priest and engineer, the building is composed of forty independent structures separated from each other by a gap of
one inch, which is filled with loose cement.
The Main Tower. The Cross-atop the tower of the Main Building signifies
the Catholic mission of the University.
Standing at the pedestals on the fourth floor of the Main Building are statues symbolizing the spiritual and intellectual
aspiration of the University. A creation of the Italian Sculptor Francesco Monti, a faculty member in the College of Architecture
and Fine Arts, they were installed between 1949 and 1953.
The Central Library
The statues in front of the Central Library immediately engages one's attention. Encircling a cross, these larger than
life concrete sculptural pieces about seven to eight feet tall, represent nine UST saints.  In front of the circle facing Dapitan street is the image of San Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, a Dominican
protégé who refused to give up his faith in the face of death.
The Central Seminary
The history of the Central Seminary can rightly be traced back to the establishment of the University in 1611. The Colegio
of Santo Tomas originally offered those courses which were required as preparation for the priesthood.
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