Don Roman Santos Building
The Don Roman Santos Building is a neoclassical building located along the historic Escolta Street in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. It fronts Plaza Lacson which leads to directly to Carriedo Street or to Rizal Avenue.Photo: Richard Eusebio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
- Also known as: “Monte de Piedad” and “Roman R. Santos Building”
- Address: Plaza Santa Cruz, Manila
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Lacson and Carriedo station.
Plaza Lacson
Park
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plaza Lacson, also known by its old name, Plaza Goiti, is a public square in Santa Cruz, Manila. 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.
Carriedo station
Railway station
Photo: Higad Rail Fan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carriedo station is an elevated Light Rail Transit station located on the LRT Line 1 system along the district boundary of Santa Cruz and Quiapo in Manila. Carriedo station is situated 140 metres northeast of Don Roman Santos Building.
Santa Cruz Church
Church
Photo: Fmgverzon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Quiapo.
Santa Cruz
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila 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.
Quiapo
Photo: Obra19, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quiapo is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of Manila. Quiapo gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.
Binondo
Photo: Krauser levyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Binondo is the "Chinatown" district of Manila. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.
Don Roman Santos Building
- Category: commercial building
- Location: Quiapo, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.59868° or 14° 35′ 55″ northLongitude
120.98018° or 120° 58′ 49″ eastInception
1894Levels
5Open location code
7Q62HXXJ+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 116585510OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q17155908
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In Other Languages
“Don Roman Santos Building” goes by many names.
- Tagalog: “Gusaling Don Roman Santos”
- Tagalog: “Gusaling Roman R. Santos”
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Highlights include Escolta Santa Cruz Fire and Rescue Volunteers and Muelle del Banco National Bridge.
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