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  2. Rizal Park - Wikipedia

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    Rizal Park's history began in 1820 when the Paseo de Luneta was completed just south of the walls of Manila on a marshy patch of land next to the beach during the Spanish rule. Prior to the park, the marshy land was the location of a small town called Barrio Nuevo ("New Borough" or Bagumbayan in Tagalog ) that dates back to 1601.

  3. Rizal Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Rizal Monument (original title: Motto Stella; Latin: "guiding star") is a memorial in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The monument consists of a standing bronze sculpture of Rizal, with an obelisk , set on a stone base within which his remains are interred, holding his 2 ...

  4. José Rizal Memorial Protected Landscape - Wikipedia

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    In 1897, after Rizal was executed, these properties were confiscated by the Spanish colonial government as indemnity to the state and transferred to the custody of Don Cosme Borromeo. [4] The site was then converted into a public park in 1913 with the structures built by Rizal reconstructed on their original sites. [4]

  5. Fort Santiago - Wikipedia

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    The park houses well-preserved legacies from the Spanish colonial period including memorabilia of José Rizal at the Rizal Shrine, a replica of his ancestral house in Laguna province. Adaptive use of this famous historical landmark makes certain areas ideal for open air theater, picnics, and as a promenade. The Intramuros visitors center gives ...

  6. National Parks Development Committee - Wikipedia

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    NPDC aims to provide the general public with access to and enjoyment of an open park, showcase national heritage that will promote Filipino arts, culture and tradition, develop new parks and conducive business climate consonant to preservation of historical significance, and establish inter-agency linkages to achieve the agency’s thrust and ...

  7. First José Rizal Monument (Daet) - Wikipedia

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    The Rizal Monument in Daet, Camarines Norte was the first monument built to honor José Rizal, and is the oldest surviving such monument in the Philippines.It was designed by Lt. Colonel Antonio Sanz with the help of Ildefonso Alegre of the Philippine Revolutionary Army and through the financial contributions of the locals of Camarines Norte. [2]

  8. Quirino Grandstand - Wikipedia

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    The grandstand was later demolished and a new one was built further away from the old site towards near the breakwater and Manila Bay where it stands to this day. Designed by Federico Ilustre, supervising architect for the Bureau of Public Works, the new Independence Grandstand's design was patterned after the Arellano-designed grandstand, (including the triumphal arch) with a simpler design ...

  9. Rizal Monument (Madrid) - Wikipedia

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    The Rizal Monument is a memorial in Madrid, Spain built to commemorate José Rizal, an executed Filipino nationalist regarded as a national hero of the Philippines.Located at a corner of the Parque de Santander along the Avenida de Filipinas in the district of Chamberí, the monument is a near-exact replica of Motto Stella, erected in Rizal's memory near his execution site at the modern-day ...