Gate of Fort Santiago
Gate of Fort Santiago is a ruins in San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila. Gate of Fort Santiago is situated nearby to the park Plaza de Armas, as well as near the ruins Spanish Barracks.| 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Intramuros and Port Area.
Intramuros
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.
Gate of Fort Santiago
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.59425° or 14° 35′ 39″ northLongitude
120.97036° or 120° 58′ 13″ eastOpen location code
7Q62HXVC+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 828670531OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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