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Concession for the Manila–Dagupan line awarded to Don Edmundo Sykes, January 21, 1887, and later transferred to the Manila Railroad Company Ltd. of London. Corner stone of the main station building at Tutuban laid July 31, 1887. Entire Manila–Dagupan line, 195 kilometers long, completed and service inaugurated November 24, 1892.
Historical marker for the Rizal Monument. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Metro Manila is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
St. Paul University Manila, Pedro Gil Street, Malate: PH-00-0130 Ellinwood Malate Church Manila: Dr. Antonio Vasquez Street, Malate: Upload Photo: PH-00-0131 Fort San Antonio Abad: Manila: Central Bank Complex, Malate: PH-00-0132 Malate Church: Manila: Marcelo H. del Pilar Street, Malate: PH-00-0133 Orosa Memorial Building Manila: Malate ...
Historic sites in the Philippines are designated by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and its predecessor agencies through the installation of historical markers (Filipino: panandang pangkasaysayan). [1] The following are lists of NHCP historical markers by region:
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.
The Spaniards started building Fort Santiago (Fuerte de Santiago) after the establishment of the city of Manila under Spanish rule on June 24, 1571, and made Manila the capital of the newly colonized islands. [5] The first fort was a structure of palm logs and earth.
National Museum of Natural History Building (Old Agriculture and Commerce; and DOT Building) Manila: 1930s: A neoclassic building designed by architect Antonio Toledo during the Philippine Commonwealth era. Now houses the National Museum of Natural History: NMP Declaration No. 05-2016: 2016 [17]
The earliest recorded History of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as documented in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, which bisects the city into the north and south.