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Image Name Location Coordinates Size Arroceros Forest Park: Ermita, Manila: 2 ha (4.9 acres) Balara Filters Park: Diliman, Quezon City 60 ha (150 acres) Isla Pulo: Tanza, Navotas
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.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport serves as the main airport of Metro Manila. Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL) is the main international gateway to the Philippines and Metro Manila. The airport is located between Pasay and Parañaque, about seven kilometers south of Manila city proper and southwest of Makati.
San Agustin Church in Intramuros, a UNESCO World Heritage Site Intramuros. Intramuros is a historic fortified complex housing Manila's oldest colonial structures. Tourist attractions within the complex include Fort Santiago, a Spanish citadel located at the mouth of the Pasig River near Manila Cathedral — an ecclesiastical building dating back to the 19th century, serving as the seat of the ...
The original one-story bungalow terminal was built adjacent to the runway and serves as the present-day Terminal 4. In 1954, the airport's longer international runway (Runway 06/24) and associated taxiways were built, and in 1956, construction was started on a control tower and an international terminal building.
The organization that ran the theme park in Pasay, the Nayong Pilipino Foundation was established through Presidential Decree 37 [1] which was issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on November 6, 1972. [2] The theme park itself, beside Manila International Airport (now Ninoy Aquino International Airport) was opened in 1970.
The former gardens of Plaza Moriones, taken in 2011. Plaza Moriones was originally bare open space, with the plaza being documented as having grass as early as 1875. [4] By 1903, despite still being considered an "unremarkable" space, [4] the plaza had a few trees growing around its periphery, and by the 1930s, aerial photos show that trees were found growing on the northern side of the plaza ...
Plaza de España, also known as Plaza España, is a public square in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, formed by the intersection of Andres Soriano Avenue, Solana Street and Muralla Street. It is a triangular "square" which features a monument to King Philip II of Spain , after whom the Philippines was named.