Mactan Shrine
Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. It hosts two monuments—the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese born explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: public park and memorial in Mactan, Philippines
- Also known as: “Liberty Shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lapulapu Monument and Magellan Monument.
Lapulapu Monument
Work of art
Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. It hosts two monuments—the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese born explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and…
Magellan Monument
Memorial
Photo: Alpapito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mactan Shrine, also known as Liberty Shrine or Lapulapu Monument, is a memorial park on the island of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines. It hosts two monuments—the Magellan Monument, which is dedicated to Portuguese born explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and…
Ferdinand Magellan’s Death
Memorial
Photo: Ryomaandres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferdinand Magellan’s Death is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Basak and Olango Island.
Basak
Suburb
Basak is a barangay in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Philippines. It is bounded in the northeast by Pusok and Bankal, in the east by Pajac and Agus, in the southeast by Marigondon and Subabasbas, in the west by Babag and Gun-ob, and in the northwest by Pajo. Basak is situated 6 km southwest of Mactan Shrine.
Olango Island
Photo: Leodb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Olango Island is in Cebu Province, just offshore from Mactan Island and Lapu-Lapu city. It is known mainly for its wildlife sanctuary but also has some fine beaches and dive sites.
Opao
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Opao is situated 7 km west of Mactan Shrine.
Mactan Shrine
- Categories: urban park, memorial, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Lapu-Lapu, Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.31108° or 10° 18′ 40″ northLongitude
124.0152° or 124° 0′ 55″ eastOpen location code
7Q268268+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 538178017OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q46509377
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In Other Languages
From Central Bikol to Tagalog—“Mactan Shrine” goes by many names.
- Central Bikol: “Mactan Shrine”
- Tagalog: “Dambanang Libertad”
- Tagalog: “Dambanang Mactan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lapulapu historical marker and Mactan Alfresco.
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