Don Roman Santos Building

The Don Roman Santos Building is a neoclassical building located along the historic Escolta Street in , , . It fronts which leads to directly to Carriedo Street or to Rizal Avenue.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic building in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Gusaling Roman R. Santos”, “Monte de Piedad”, and “Roman R. Santos Building”
  • Address: Plaza Santa Cruz, Manila

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Plaza Lacson and Carriedo station.

Park
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known by its old name, Plaza Goiti, is a public square in . It is bounded by Plaza Santa Cruz Road and Escolta Street to the west, Carlos Palanca Street to the south, and Carriedo Street to the east.

Railway station
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is an elevated Light Rail Transit station located on the LRT Line 1 system along the district boundary of and in . is situated 140 metres northeast of Don Roman Santos Building.

Church
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The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, also known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament or simply Santa Cruz Parish, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in the district of , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Quiapo.

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is a district in the northern part of the City of on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, and Grace Park and La Loma.

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is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of . gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.

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is the "Chinatown" district of . It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.

Don Roman Santos Building

Latitude
14.59868° or 14° 35′ 55″ north
Longitude
120.98018° or 120° 58′ 49″ east
Established
1894
Levels
5
Roof shape
hipped
Open location code
7Q62HXXJ+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 116585510
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q17155908
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In Other Languages

“Don Roman Santos Building” goes by many names.
  • Tagalog: “Gusaling Don Roman Santos”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Escolta Santa Cruz Fire and Rescue Volunteers and Muelle del Banco National Bridge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Escolta and Patricio Mariano.

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