Plaza Moriones

Plaza Moriones is a public square in , . Located in front of the entrance to , it is one of three major plazas in Intramuros, the others being located beyond the fort's grounds, and the located inside the fort, to which it is often misconstrued for.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: public square in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Plaza Moriones, Intramuros”
  • Address: Manila

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Santiago and Manila Cathedral.

Fort
Photo: André Héroux, CC BY 3.0.
, built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of in the . is situated 170 metres northwest of Plaza Moriones.

Church
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The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the , is a Roman Catholic basilica and the cathedral of the . is situated 330 metres southeast of Plaza Moriones.

Museum
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The , also known as the Museo ni José Rizal Fort Santiago, is a museum dedicated to the lifework of José Rizal. It is located inside in , , , beside the . is situated 200 metres northwest of Plaza Moriones.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Intramuros and Port Area.

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, 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.

Suburb
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, also known as the Manila Port District and South Port District, is a district of the city of , . It is entirely a reclaimed land occupied by Manila's South Harbor and .

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is the "Chinatown" district of . It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.

Plaza Moriones

Latitude
14.59327° or 14° 35′ 36″ north
Longitude
120.9711° or 120° 58′ 16″ east
Open location code
7Q62HXVC+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 85932692
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q89995646
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Hebrew—“Plaza Moriones” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلازا موريونيس”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Moriones”
  • German: “Plaza Moriones (Intramuros)”
  • German: “Plaza Moriones”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה מוריאונס”
  • Hebrew: “פלאסה מוריונס”

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