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Before World War II, Binondo was the center of a banking and financial community which included insurance companies, commercial banks and other financial institutions from Britain and the United States. These banks were located mostly along Escólta, which used to be called the "Wall Street of the Philippines".
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, also as Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish and commonly known as Binondo Church, is located in the district of Binondo, Manila fronting Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz or Plaza Lorenzo Ruiz (traditional Chinese: 花園口廣場; simplified Chinese: 花园口广场; pinyin: Huāyuánkǒu Guǎngchǎng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoe-hn̂g-kháu Kóng-tiûⁿ; lit. 'at the foot/mouth of the garden') [1] is a major public square in Binondo, Manila, bounded by Quintin Paredes Street (formerly Calle Rosario) to the east and Juan Luna Street (formerly ...
The Binondo–Intramuros Bridge is a tied-arch bridge in Manila, Philippines, spanning the Pasig River. It connects Muelle de Binondo in Binondo and San Nicolas to Solana Street and Riverside Drive in Intramuros. [4] The bridge has four lanes and exhibits a steel bowstring arch design with inclined arches. [5] It is 680 meters (2,230 ft) long. [6]
The Binondo Church Building House of Worship Main church of Binondo district. Established by the Dominicans for the Chinese in 1587. Binondo Church façade, Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz: Filipino May 14, 1972 [25] Ang Tahanan ng Kaanak ni Rizal (1893–1896) (Daang San Jose Ngayo'y Magdalena), Maynila
Binondo, located in Manila, Philippines, is considered by many to be the oldest existing Chinatown in the world, having been officially established in 1594 by the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines as a permanent settlement for Chinese who had converted to Christianity. A separate area, called the Parian, was allotted for ...
Binondo, the oldest Chinatown in the world, [51] ... SM City Manila is located on the former site of YMCA Manila beside Manila City Hall in Ermita, ...
Metro Manila is divided into seventeen primary local government units (LGU) that consist of sixteen cities and one municipality.Each city and municipality is governed by an elected mayor and is divided into several villages or barangays (formerly called barrios) headed by an elected barangay captain.