Baluarte de Herrerías
Baluarte de Herrerías is a building in San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila. Baluarte de Herrerías is situated nearby to Puerta de Almacenes, as well as near Bamboo Garden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Santiago and Plaza Moriones.
Fort Santiago
Fort
Photo: Drumlanrig, Public domain.
Fort Santiago, built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. Fort Santiago is situated 180 metres west of Baluarte de Herrerías.
Plaza Moriones
Park
Plaza Moriones is a public square in Intramuros, Manila. Located in front of the entrance to Fort Santiago, it is one of three major plazas in Intramuros, the others being Plaza de Roma located beyond the fort's grounds, and the Plaza de Armas located inside the fort, to which it is often misconstrued for. Plaza Moriones is situated 150 metres southwest of Baluarte de Herrerías.
Plaza de Armas
Park
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plaza de Armas is a public square in Intramuros, Manila. It is the central plaza of Fort Santiago. It is one of three major plazas in Intramuros, the others being the central Plaza de Roma outside the fort grounds and Plaza Moriones, a larger plaza outside Fort Santiago which was once a military promenade before it was closed in the 1863 earthquake that devastated Manila. Plaza de Armas is situated 180 metres west of Baluarte de Herrerías.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Intramuros and Binondo.
Intramuros
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.
Port Area
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Area, also known as the Manila Port District and South Port District, is a district of the city of Manila, Philippines. It is entirely a reclaimed land occupied by Manila's South Harbor and Baseco Compound.
Baluarte de Herrerías
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
14.59452° or 14° 35′ 40″ northLongitude
120.97171° or 120° 58′ 18″ eastHeight
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7Q62HXVC+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 187031432OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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