University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas is an university in Sampaloc, Capital District, Metro Manila which is located on España Boulevard. University of Santo Tomas is situated nearby to the park Plaza Mayor, as well as near Quadricentennial Fountain.- Email: cb.online@ust.edu.ph
- Type: University
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Address: España Boulevard, Manila, Metro Manila 1008
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UST Museum of Arts and Sciences and University of Santo Tomas Hospital.
UST Museum of Arts and Sciences
Museum
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The University of Santo Tomas Museum is the oldest existing museum in the Philippines. It started as a Gabinete de Fisica, or observation room, of mineral, botanical and biological collections in the 17th century.
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Hospital
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The University of Santo Tomas Hospital is a hospital located at the University of Santo Tomas. The hospital has two divisions, a clinical teaching hospital that offers inexpensive medical care for indigent patients and a private hospital for patients with financial means, which is partially used to subsidize the clinical division. University of Santo Tomas Hospital is situated 180 metres northeast of University of Santo Tomas.
Miguel de Benavides Library
Library
The Miguel de Benavides Library, also known as the University of Santo Tomas Library, is the main academic library of the University of Santo Tomas. The library has been in continuous service and its collection antedates the existence of the university itself. Miguel de Benavides Library is situated 160 metres northwest of University of Santo Tomas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sampaloc and University Belt.
Sampaloc
Suburb
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Sampaloc is a district of Manila, Philippines. It is referred to as the University Belt or simply called "U-Belt" for numerous colleges and universities are found within the district such as the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest extant university in Asia…
University Belt
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The University Belt, or the "U-Belt" in short, contains a large cluster of universities and colleges in Manila. The universities in this district draws locals, other Filipinos, and some foreign students.
Quiapo
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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.
University of Santo Tomas
- Category: education
- Location: Sampaloc, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.60982° or 14° 36′ 35″ northLongitude
120.98949° or 120° 59′ 22″ eastOperator
Order of PreachersOpen location code
7Q62JX5Q+WQOpenStreetMap ID
way 18334415OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“University of Santo Tomas” goes by many names.
- German: “Universität des heiligen Thomas von Aquin”
- Russian: “Университет Санто-Томас”
- Spanish: “Universidad de Santo Tomás”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Mayor and Quadricentennial Fountain.
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