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Arch of the Centuries
Historical landmark
Venerable baroque arch erected in 1680 & moved piece by piece to its current location in 1954.
4.70 (54 reviews)
(~6.6 km from centre)
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Church of Santa Cruz Manila Historical Marker
Historical landmark
👍 For Filipino Catholics, there is no reason to skip Sunday mass when you live in Manila as the city is has been graced with numerous grand and historical churches.
One is the Sta Cruz Church smacked in the middle of everything. It may not be as grand as the Binondo Basilica but it is not as crowded...
4.70 (48 reviews)
(~6.47 km from centre)
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Ruins of the American Barracks
Historical landmark
👍👍 “All gave some, Some gave all.”
Fort Santiago was abandoned by the 26th Cavalry U.S. Regiment officers and men. Many of them found refuge in Northern Luzon and engaged as guerrillas against Japanese tyranny.
Several hundred American prisoners of war died of suffocation or hunger after being held...
4.70 (9 reviews)
(~6.76 km from centre)
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The Dungeons of Fort Santiago
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Dungeons is one of the saddest places in the Philippines. It has rich history but also a great tragedy. In this place was found about 600 rotting corpses of Filipino and American soldiers found by US Forces near the end of World War 2. It is a sad reminder of the cruelty and pointlessness of war...
4.60 (100 reviews)
(~6.99 km from centre)
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Intramuros Gate
Historical landmark
👍👍 Entrance gate to Intramuros.
Hopefully we'll be able to preserve it.
4.60 (56 reviews)
(~5.72 km from centre)
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Martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal
Historical place
👍👍 Martyrdom of Rizal and the Diorama is an artistic and beautiful testament to his sacrifice and the tragedy of his execution. A truest wonderful way to commentate his martyrdom. His famous poem etched for all to admire “Mi último adiós" reverberated in my mind I could hear the sorrow in his writing...
4.60 (37 reviews)
(~5.62 km from centre)