Plaza Moriones
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.- 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 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 Plaza Moriones.
Manila Cathedral
Church
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The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, commonly known as the Manila Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic basilica and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Manila. Manila Cathedral is situated 330 metres southeast of Plaza Moriones.
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 200 metres northwest of Plaza Moriones.
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.
Plaza Moriones
- Categories: square and recreation area
- Location: San Nicolas, Capital District, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
14.59327° or 14° 35′ 36″ northLongitude
120.9711° or 120° 58′ 16″ eastOpen location code
7Q62HXVC+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 85932692OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata 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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