Fort Santiago
Fort Santiago is a historic site in San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila. Fort Santiago is situated nearby to Bamboo Garden, as well as near Baluarte de San Miguel.- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—9:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Address: Manila, Intramuros, 1002
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.
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 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 100 metres northwest of Fort Santiago.
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
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.
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.
Fort Santiago
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.59387° or 14° 35′ 38″ northLongitude
120.97072° or 120° 58′ 15″ eastOperator
Intramuros AdministrationOpen location code
7Q62HXVC+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 331784458OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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