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Intramuros walls near Puerta Real. The stone outline of the defensive wall of Intramuros is irregular in shape, following the contours of Manila Bay and the curvature of the Pasig River. The Muralla walls covered an area of 64 hectares (160 acres) of land, surrounded by 8 feet (2.4 m) thick stones and high walls that rise to 22 feet (6.7 m).
The Arch of the Centuries prominently stands at the center of the Plaza Intramuros. The arch was the main doorway to the university when the campus was still in Intramuros from 1680 to 1941. The central lower section of the original facade was transferred piece by piece and reconstructed in the Manila campus in 1954.
University Belt, including Taft Avenue and Intramuros. The University Belt is a de facto subdistrict in Manila, Philippines, referring to an area with a significant concentration of major colleges and universities in the city. [1] The districts of Quiapo, Sampaloc, and San Miguel are traditionally considered areas of the University Belt. [2]
Mel Lopez Boulevard, formerly known as President Ferdinand E. Marcos Highway or simply as Marcos Road, [1] is a 6.2-kilometer (3.9 mi), six-to-ten-lane divided highway in northern Manila, Philippines, connecting Bonifacio Drive in Port Area and Intramuros in the south with Radial Road 10 (R-10) in Navotas in the north.
Between its northern terminus at the Manila North Harbor and Mendiola Street, C-1 is known as Recto Avenue.It begins at the intersection with Mel Lopez Boulevard (R-10) at the border between Tondo and San Nicolas and runs the entire length of Recto Avenue, passing through Binondo, Santa Cruz, Quiapo, and Sampaloc up to the intersection with Mendiola Street and Legarda Street (R-6).
Bonifacio Drive is a road running approximately 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) in a north-south direction between Intramuros and the Port Area in Manila, Philippines.The boulevard is also designated as Radial Road 1 (R-1) of Manila's arterial road network, National Route 120 (N120) of the Philippine highway network, and an auxiliary route of Asian Highway 26 (AH26).
Plaza Mexico is a historic riverside square in Manila, Philippines, located at the west end of Magallanes Drive and Riverside Drive in Intramuros, bordering the Pasig River in the north. It is surrounded by the Aduana Building on the south, the Bureau of Immigration Building on the east and the ruins of the Bastión de Maestranza and Puerta de ...
Manila, Philippines Coordinates: 14°35′40″N 120°58′44″E / 14.59444°N 120.97889°E / 14.59444; 120 The Liwasang Bonifacio ( Bonifacio Square ), also known by its former name, Plaza Lawton , is a city square and transport hub in front of the Manila Central Post Office in the Ermita district of Manila , Philippines .