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During the Second World War, the cathedral served as an evacuation center, and was the only building in Baguio that withstood the carpet-bombing of the city by American forces during liberation on March 15, 1945. Former Baguio mayor Virginia de Guia, recalled that refugees "packed the church like sardines when the airplanes came". [2]
The original Lourdes grotto where the Lourdes apparitions occurred and where Lourdes spring water still flows.. A Lourdes grotto is a replica of the grotto where the Lourdes apparitions occurred in 1858, in the town of Lourdes in France, now part of the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Baguio Botanical Garden 9:05 AM 5:05 PM Saint Joseph Village The Mansion 9:25 AM 5:25 PM Lualhati Mines View Park 9:50 AM 5:50 PM Mines View Park Wright Park 10:20 AM 6:20 PM Lualhati Governor Pack Road — — Session Road Area Stops, stations and transit systems in italics are either under construction or proposed.
The park fronting the Mansion House, circa 1935 Pond at the park, 2009. Wright Park is a wooded area in Baguio which became known for its horseback riding services for tourists. [1] It was named after American Governor Luke E. Wright and was established as a recreational area. [2] It is situated near The Mansion. [3]
The Rose Garden is at the northern entrance of Burnham Park where the bust of the park's namesake, Daniel Burnham stands. At its center is an amphitheater. [4] Across the Burnham Park's rose garden gated entrance is Rizal Park, a small park [30] that is sometimes considered part of Burnham Park. [31] A dancing fountain was inaugurated in 2013 ...
The highway serves as a major access route to Baguio. [4] It is primarily used by motorists coming from the port city of San Fernando as well as the northern provinces of the Ilocos Region to get to the city. [2] Although Quirino Highway is the official name of the road, most people are more used to calling it by its former name. [5]
The Governor Pack Road (also referred to as Gov. Pack Road) is a major highway in Baguio, Philippines, named for the American William Francis Pack (1861-1944), who was appointed Military Governor of Benguet on November 15, 1901 and served as the civilian Governor of Mountain Province, in which Benguet was once part of as a subprovince, from 1909 to 1912.
The Mansion, also known as Mansion House, [1] is the official summer palace of the president of the Philippines, located in the summer capital of the country, Baguio, and situated around 5,000 feet (1,500 m) asl in the Cordillera Central Range of northern Luzon.