Intramuros, Manila

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historic district walled city

Intramuros, Manila is the historic walled district at the heart of Manila, Philippines, known as the former seat of Spanish colonial government and a major cultural and tourist center.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Intramuros, Manila canonical	6
Intramuros, Manila, Philippines	5
Walled City of Intramuros	2
Gates of Intramuros	1
Intramuros heritage district	1
fortifications of Intramuros	1
walls of Intramuros	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic district ⓘ walled city ⓘ
administeredBy	Department of Tourism of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ciudad Murada NERFINISHED ⓘ Walled City NERFINISHED ⓘ
area	approximately 0.67 square kilometers ⓘ
constructionStart	late 16th century ⓘ
contains	Baluarte de San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ Bureau of the Treasury building NERFINISHED ⓘ Casa Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ Colegio de San Juan de Letran NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Labor and Employment central office NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Santiago NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyceum of the Philippines University NERFINISHED ⓘ Manila Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Mapúa University Intramuros campus NERFINISHED ⓘ Museo de Intramuros NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ San Agustin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site for Philippine history education ⓘ symbol of Spanish colonial heritage in the Philippines ⓘ
damagedDuring	World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
designatedAs	cultural property of the Philippines ⓘ heritage zone ⓘ
establishedBy	Spanish colonial government ⓘ
etymology	from Spanish words meaning "within the walls" ⓘ
feature	Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ gates such as Puerta Real and Puerta del Parian ⓘ massive stone walls and fortifications ⓘ moats and bastions ⓘ plazas and open squares ⓘ
foundedAs	seat of the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines ⓘ
governedBy	Governor-General of the Philippines (Spanish era) NERFINISHED ⓘ Intramuros Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHeritageSite	San Agustin Church, a UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	Spanish colonial period ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
legalBasis	created as a protected area under Philippine heritage laws ⓘ
locatedIn	Asia ⓘ Luzon ⓘ Manila ⓘ Metro Manila ⓘ along the southern bank of the Pasig River ⓘ
locatedNear	Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorEconomicActivity	tourism ⓘ
nearbyDistrict	Binondo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ermita NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	location of Spanish colonial churches and monasteries ⓘ site of the imprisonment of José Rizal at Fort Santiago ⓘ
partOf	Historic City of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ
postwarActivity	reconstruction and restoration of walls and key buildings ⓘ
religiousSignificance	center of Catholic institutions during Spanish rule ⓘ
servedAs	administrative center of the Philippines during Spanish rule ⓘ political center of the Spanish East Indies ⓘ religious center of colonial Manila ⓘ
sufferedEvent	heavy bombardment during the 1945 Battle of Manila ⓘ
timeZone	Philippine Standard Time ⓘ
tourismActivity	heritage and religious pilgrimages ⓘ kalesa (horse-drawn carriage) rides ⓘ museum visits ⓘ walking tours ⓘ
transportAccess	served by jeepneys, buses, and taxis from other parts of Manila ⓘ
zoning	mixed use with educational, governmental, religious, and commercial areas ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Commission on Elections of the Philippines → headquartersLocation → Intramuros, Manila ⓘ

Colegio de San Juan de Letran → locatedIn → Intramuros, Manila ⓘ

Ermita, Manila → borderedBy → Intramuros, Manila ⓘ

San Agustin Museum → partOf → Intramuros, Manila ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intramuros heritage district

Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception → locatedIn → Intramuros, Manila ⓘ