Intramuros (Manila)

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila
 place with historical importance, district, fortification, interesting place, draw only border, third-level administrative division, city district, historic capital, historic district
Intramuros, located along the southern bank of the Pasig River, was built by the Spanish in the 16th century and is the oldest district of the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Its name, taken from the Latin, intra muros, literally "Within the walls", meaning within the wall enclosure of the city/fortress, also describes its structure as it is surrounded by thick, high walls and moats. During the Spanish Period, Intramuros was considered Manila itself. It belongs to the 5th Congressional District of Manila.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intramuros
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Coordinates:   14°35'22"N   120°58'27"E

Comments

  • Sayang ang cultural heritage ng intramuros, nawala ang mga Spanish colonial structures at architectures. It serves as a cultural landmark of our country if they just rebuilt the original structures so that many tourist would come to our country to learn that our ancestors built it with their own hands. It could also become a UNESCO landmark. There were so many wonderful structures before. Hope they could come with a program that would rebuilt the original structures. Intramuros is a wonderful place to learn about our past of the spanish colonial era of the Philippines.
  • This place saw some of the most vicious combat between the Japanese and American/Filipino forces in World War 2. The Japanese made Intramuros an integral part of their defence of Manila in 1945, and it was severely damaged. There is the ever famous photograph of an American tank entering the Fort Santiago gate. This place needs to be preserved so that future generations of Filipinos cannot forget the suffering caused not only by the Spaniards, but by the Japanese. It is said during the campaign to recapture Manila from the Japanese in February and March of 1945, more than 100,000 Filipino civilians were murdered by the Japanese troops. Manila is along the same lines as Stalingrad in Russia during World War 2 that saw some of the most severe urban warfare throughout the entire war.
  • the 1st history place in the philipines
  • Former Army Lieutenant Daniel "Daddy Dan" Cruz Arcilla is a former commanding lieutenant of the 53rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army from 1942 to 1946 and the liberation hero for the Battle of Manila on 1945.
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