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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 ...
Binondo (Chinese: 岷倫洛; pinyin: Mínlúnluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-lûn-lo̍h) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. [2] Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo , Santa Cruz , San Nicolas and Tondo .
English: E-Trike Charging Station - Binondo; San Fernando Bridge & Estero de Binondo; San Fernando Street; Barangay 287, Zone 27, District III, Binondo, Manila; Manila Chinatown Charity Foundation, Inc. - Binondo List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Metro Manila, Binondo, Quintin Paredes Street corner Ongpin Street, Binondo, Manila, Legislative districts of Manila Barangays 281 ...
English translation Category Type Description Location Language Date issued Image Las Piñas Bamboo Organ: The only bamboo organ ever made and in existence. Constructed by Fr. Diego Cera from 1818 to 1822. Fr. Diego Cera Avenue, Daniel Fajardo English Simbahan ng Las Piñas: Las Piñas Church Building House of Worship Established as a pueblo in ...
The Mariano Uy Chaco Building, said to be Manila's first skyscraper, is the area's most notable building. Owing to its status as a financial center in its heyday, a number of notable buildings and structures have been built in and around the vicinity of Plaza de Cervantes, including some of Manila's tallest buildings at the time.
Recto Avenue just west of Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz. What is known today as Recto Avenue was developed in sections during Spanish rule.The main section leading to the coast in San Nicolas and Tondo from Binondo was named Paseo de Azcárraga, after the Spanish Filipino Prime Minister of Spain, Marcelo Azcárraga.
Escolta Street (Spanish: Calle de la Escolta) is a historic east–west street in the old downtown district of Binondo in Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to the Pasig River from Quintin Paredes Road (Plaza Moraga) to Plaza Santa Cruz Road (Plaza Lacson). The street is home to several fine examples of early skyscraper design in the ...
On July 23, 1992, Pope John Paul II approved the petition to elevate Binondo Church as a minor basilica. It was solemnly declared as such on October 25 of the same year by then-Manila Archbishop, Cardinal Jaime Sin. [9] On September 22, 2024, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines elevated the Binondo Church into a national shrine. [10]