Magellan’s Cross Pavilion
Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines. The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.Photo: Carlojoseph14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: stone kiosk in Cebu City
- Also known as: “Magellan’s Cross Kiosk”
- Address: Magallanes Street, Cebu City
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Magellan’s Cross and Basilica del Santo Niño.
Magellan’s Cross
Cross
Magellan's Cross Pavilion is a stone kiosk in Cebu City, Philippines. The structure is situated on Plaza Sugbo beside the Basilica del Santo Niño. It houses a Christian cross that was planted by explorers of the Spanish expedition of the first circumnavigation of the world, led by Ferdinand Magellan, upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
Basilica del Santo Niño
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebú, or simply the Santo Niño Basilica, is a Catholic minor basilica in Cebu City, Philippines. It was originally founded by Augustinian friars Andrés de Urdaneta and Diego de Herrera in 1565.
The Cross of Magellan historical marker
Memorial
Photo: Sky Harbor, CC BY-SA 3.0 ph.
The Cross of Magellan historical marker is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cebu City and Subangdaku.
Cebu City
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cebu City is the main city on Cebu Island in the Philippines and is known as the Queen City of the South. It is the capital of Cebu Province, a transport hub, and a popular tourist destination in its own right.
Subangdaku
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. Subangdaku is situated 4 km northeast of Magellan’s Cross Pavilion.
Tipolo
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. Tipolo is situated 5 km northeast of Magellan’s Cross Pavilion.
Magellan’s Cross Pavilion
- Category: pavilion
- Location: 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
10.29357° or 10° 17′ 37″ northLongitude
123.90196° or 123° 54′ 7″ eastOpen location code
7Q257WV2+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 94081127OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q107462441
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Thai—“Magellan’s Cross Pavilion” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Magellan’s Cross Pavilion”
- Central Bikol: “Pabilyon nin Krus ni Magallanes”
- Spanish: “Pabellón de la Cruz de Magallanes”
- Tagalog: “Pabilyon ng Krus ni Magallanes”
- Thai: “ศาลากางเขนมาเจลลัน”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Sugbu and Cebu quincentennial historical marker.
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