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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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: 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 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
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.59312° or 14° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
120.97071° or 120° 58′ 15″ eastOpen location code
7Q62HXVC+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 331784455OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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Highlights include Intramuros Visitors‘ Center and Baluartillo de San Francisco Javier.
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