Intramuros

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cultural heritage site historic district tourist attraction walled city

Intramuros is the historic walled city at the heart of Manila, known as the former seat of Spanish colonial government and one of the oldest districts in the Philippines.

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural heritage site → historic district → tourist attraction → walled city →
alsoKnownAs	Ciudad Murada → Walled City →
architecturalStyle	Baroque architecture → Spanish colonial architecture →
area	about 0.67 square kilometers → about 67 hectares →
builtFor	seat of Spanish colonial government in the Philippines →
constructionStart	late 16th century →
contains	Bahay Tsinoy → Baluarte de San Andres → Baluarte de San Diego → Baluarte de San Diego Gardens → Baluarte de San Francisco de Dilao → Baluarte de San Gabriel → Bureau of the Treasury building → Casa Manila → Colegio de San Juan de Letran → Commission on Elections main office → Department of Labor and Employment central office → Fort Santiago → Lyceum of the Philippines University → Manila Bulletin building → Manila Cathedral → Mapúa University Intramuros campus → Museo de Intramuros → Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila → Plaza San Luis complex → Plaza de Roma → Puerta Real → Puerta Real Gardens → Puerta de Aduana → Puerta de Almacenes → Puerta de Isabel II → Puerta de Postigo → Puerta de San Andres → Puerta de Santa Lucia → Puerta del Parian → San Agustin Church → San Agustin Museum →
country	Philippines →
etymology	from Spanish meaning "within the walls" →
feature	bastions → cobblestone streets → gates → massive stone walls → moats → plazas → ramparts →
foundationDate	1571 →
foundedBy	Miguel López de Legazpi → Spanish colonial government →
governingBody	Intramuros Administration →
governingBodyEstablished	1979 →
governingBodyType	attached agency of the Department of Tourism of the Philippines →
heritageStatus	National Cultural Treasure components such as San Agustin Church → National Historical Landmark of the Philippines →
historicalEra	Spanish colonial period →
languageOfName	Spanish →
locatedIn	Luzon → Manila → Metro Manila →
locatedNear	Manila Bay →
locatedNextTo	Pasig River →
locatedOn	island of Luzon →
nearbyDistrict	Binondo → Ermita → Port Area → San Nicolas →
notableEvent	extensive destruction during World War II → heavily damaged during the Battle of Manila in 1945 →
partOf	City of Manila → National Capital Region →
reconstruction	post-World War II restoration and conservation efforts →
religionHistoricallyDominant	Roman Catholicism →
servedAs	capital of the Spanish East Indies → educational center of Spanish colonial Philippines → political center of Spanish colonial Philippines → religious center of Spanish colonial Philippines →
significance	one of the oldest districts of Manila → symbol of Spanish colonial heritage in the Philippines →
timeZone	Philippine Standard Time →
tourismActivity	golf at Club Intramuros Golf Course → kalesa (horse-drawn carriage) rides → walking tours →
transportAccess	near Central Terminal LRT-1 station →
utcOffset	UTC+8 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Binondo → Ermita → Rizal Park →	adjacentTo
Manila Cathedral → San Agustin Church →	locatedIn
Manila →	notableDistrict
Battle of Manila (1945) →	notableSite
Pasig River →	passesNear