American Barracks

American Barracks is a ruins in San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila. American Barracks is situated nearby to the park Plaza Moriones, as well as near the tourism office Intramuros Visitors‘ Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Moriones and Fort Santiago.

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.

Fort Santiago

Fort

Photo: André Héroux, CC BY 3.0.

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 170 metres northwest of American Barracks.

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 190 metres northwest of American Barracks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Intramuros and Port Area.

Intramuros

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

American Barracks

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

14.59312° or 14° 35′ 35″ north

Longitude

120.97071° or 120° 58′ 15″ east

Open location code

7Q62HXVC+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 331784455

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Highlights include Intramuros Visitors‘ Center and Baluartillo de San Francisco Javier.

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