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Casino Español de Manila is a club established in 1888 by Spaniards living in the Philippines as their exclusive venue for recreational and social activities. It later opened its doors to Filipino members to foster Spanish-Filipino ties in the country. [1]
The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
The Rafael Enriquez House, also known as Casa Hidalgo, is a heritage house originally located at Quiapo, Manila, owned by Rafael Enriquez, a Spanish peninsular and painter (1850–1937). The house was built in 1867 – one of the first projects of architect Felix Roxas y Arroyo.
Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar also hosts a small church known as the Sanctuario de San Jose. [14] Other features include the Napiya Spa, a swimming pool. [15] The Tulay ni Lola Basyang is a bridge that crosses the Umagol River and is a replica of the old Puente de España in Manila.
Quezon City bills itself as the ICT capital of the Philippines. [120] Quezon City was the first Local Government Unit (LGU) in the Philippines with a computerized real estate assessment and payment system, which was developed in 2015 that contains around 400,000 property units with capability to record payments.
Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines.. The museum is the imposing stone-and-wood structure c. 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis (one of the four original villages of Intramuros) is located across historic San Agustin church and bounded by Calle Real, General Luna, Cabildo and Urdaneta streets.
In October 2002, Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led the groundbreaking of the Sanctuarium which was established in 2006. Initially, only 18 percent of the Sanctuarium's patrons preferred cremation over traditional burial but by 2012, it was reported that this figure rose to 60 percent.
The Aduana was repaired after the war and served as the offices of the Central Bank of the Philippines, the National Treasury and eventually the Commission on Elections. [2] The building was abandoned in 1979 after it was ravaged by fire. [2] [3] [1] In 1997, the National Archives acquired the building to serve as their future office.