Colon Obelisk
Colon Obelisk is a memorial in Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Davao Region. Colon Obelisk is situated nearby to Pari-an Museum of Cebu, as well as near Heritage Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa Gorordo Museum and Heritage of Cebu Monument.
Casa Gorordo Museum
Museum
Photo: CharMel Creations, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Casa Gorordo Museum is a historic heritage house museum located in the Parian district of Cebu City, Philippines. Constructed in the 1850s, the structure encapsulates the 19th and early 20th-century domestic lifestyle of elite families in Cebu. Casa Gorordo Museum is situated 250 metres northeast of Colon Obelisk.
Heritage of Cebu Monument
Memorial
The Heritage of Cebu Monument, also known as the Parian Monument, is a monument in Cebu City, Philippines. It was made by Filipino sculptor Eduardo Castrillo and architects Heradio Español and Ildefonso Santos. Heritage of Cebu Monument is situated 100 metres north of Colon Obelisk.
Plaza Hamabar
Park
Photo: Carlojoseph14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaza Hamabar is a park, which is situated 220 metres south of Colon Obelisk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cebu City and Subangdaku.
Cebu City
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cebu City is the main city on Cebu Island in the Philippines and is known as the Queen City of the South. It is the capital of Cebu Province, a transport hub, and a popular tourist destination in its own right.
Subangdaku
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city of Cebu in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Subangdaku is situated 3½ km northeast of Colon Obelisk.
Tipolo
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city of Cebu in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Tipolo is situated 4½ km northeast of Colon Obelisk.
Colon Obelisk
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.29798° or 10° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
123.90361° or 123° 54′ 13″ eastOpen location code
7Q257WX3+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 1290814817OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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