Medio Baluarte de San Francisco
Medio Baluarte de San Francisco is a building in San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila. Medio Baluarte de San Francisco is situated nearby to Esplanade - Fort Santiago, as well as near Bamboo Garden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Santiago and Plaza de Armas.
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.
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.
Rizal Shrine
Museum
Photo: Lyuk98, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rizal Shrine, also known as the Museo ni José Rizal Fort Santiago, is a museum dedicated to the lifework of José Rizal. It is located inside Fort Santiago in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines, beside the Plaza de Armas. Rizal Shrine is situated 130 metres west of Medio Baluarte de San Francisco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Intramuros and Port Area.
Intramuros
Intramuros, also known as the Ciudad Murada because of its most famous feature: a nearly 5-km-long circuit of massive stone walls and fortifications that almost completely surrounds the entire district, is the historic centre and oldest district of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
Port Area
Suburb
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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.
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.
Medio Baluarte de San Francisco
- 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
14.59455° or 14° 35′ 40″ northLongitude
120.97094° or 120° 58′ 15″ eastHeight
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7Q62HXVC+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 331784444OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Esplanade - Fort Santiago and Gate of Fort Santiago.
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