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Website. intramuros.gov.ph. Intramuros (lit. 'within the walls' or 'inside the walls') is the 0.67-square-kilometer (0.26 sq mi) historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. [2]
The Manila Bulletin (PSE: MB) (also known as the Bulletin and previously known as the Manila Daily Bulletin from 1906 to September 23, 1972, and the Bulletin Today from November 22, 1972, to March 10, 1986) [4] is the Philippines ' largest English language broadsheet newspaper by circulation. Founded in 1900, [5] it is the second oldest extant ...
Battle of Manila (1945) The Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Japanese: マニラの戦い, romanized: Manira no Tatakai; Spanish: Batalla de Manila; 3 February – 3 March 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War. It was fought by forces from both the United States and the ...
The Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Bay City, Metro Manila. Bay City or the Manila Bay Freeport Zone is the 660-hectare (6.6 km 2) reclamation area that is split between the cities of Manila and Pasay on the north side and Parañaque on the south. [4] The original plan was to reclaim 3,000 hectares (30 km 2) of land in Manila Bay.
The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, [b] commonly and popularly known as the Manila Cathedral, [c] is a Catholic minor basilica and the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila. It is located in Intramuros, the historic walled city in Manila, Philippines, and is dedicated to the ...
Gates of Intramuros. The gates of Intramuros refer to the original eight gates of the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila, built during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. The gates are called by the original Spanish word for "gate", puerta (plural: puertas).
visitfortsantiago.com. Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago; Filipino: Moóg ng Santiago), built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.
The Baluarte de San Andres is a bastion in Intramuros, which is a part of the Spanish colonial fortification in the historic Walled City. It was built in 1603 to protect the Puerto Real and the southeastern part of Intramuros. It was also known as the Baluarte de San Nicolas because it was located just in front of the Iglesia de San Nicolas de ...