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Inscription. Santa Ana Church. Santa Ana. 1725 [10] First Franciscan mission established outside Manila in 1578. Present church built under the supervision of Vicente Ingles, O.F.M. Cornerstone laid on September 12, 1720 by Francisco de la Cuesta, Archbishop of Manila and acting Governor of the Philippines.
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.
Andres P. Luna, FPIA. The First United Building, formerly known and still commonly referred to as Perez-Samanillo Building, is an Art Deco building on Escolta Street in Binondo, Manila, Philippines. It was designed by Andrés P. Luna, the son of renowned painter Juan Luna, and was the tallest building in Manila when it was completed in 1928.
Intramuros. 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.
722; iii, iv, v (cultural) 1995. This site includes the Banaue, Mayoyao, Hungduan, and Nagacadan Rice Terraces. They were established 2,000 years prior to inscription in pre-colonial Philippines, by the local Ifugao people. Despite its shared, unique heights and steepness, each have their own facade.
Primary postal service building of the Philippines. Established as Manila Post Office in 1767. Manila Post Office Building, Liwasang Bonifacio: Filipino June 2, 1994 Philippine School of Arts and Trades: Established in 1901. Moved to present site in 1916. Destroyed during WWII and rehabilitated in 1951. PSAT site, Ayala Ave. English 1952
Arguille & Ocampo Architects. The Calvo Building is a historic building along no. 266 Escolta corner Soda Streets, Binondo, Manila, Philippines. Built in 1938, owned by Doña Emiliana Mortera vda. De Calvo and Angel Calvo, it is an outstanding mix of Beaux-Arts and Neoclassical architecture, designed by Fernando H. Ocampo. [ 1 ]
Escolta Street (Spanish: Calle de la Escolta) is a historic east–west street located 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 ...