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Two Towers: Baluarte de San Andres & Manila City Hall
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The Manila Cathedral, Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
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Horse-drawn Carriage in front of the Manila Cathedral, ...
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High Dome Tower of the Manila Cathedral, Intramuros, Ph...
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A tree halo of a cross atop a church dome seems to insp...
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Royal statue at the Center of Plaza de Roma seems to in...
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Alas, a boy is content with mundane stuff beneath the s...
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But not this boy - he has set himself high ... & his si...
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Refurbished Old Spanish Building, Intramuros, Manila, P...
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Memorial Dedicated to Civilians Killed During The Battl...
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Horse-drawn Carriages ("Caretella") Along Intramuros St...
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Ruins of San Ignacio Church & Casa Mision of the Jesuit...
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Original Structure: San Ignacio Church & Casa Mision of...
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South Wall Ruins of San Ignacio Church, Intramuros, Man...
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Ruins of San Ignacio Church & Casa Mision of the Jesuit...
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Bronze Statues: San Ignacio Church & Casa Mision of the...
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Bronze Statues: San Ignacio Church & Casa Mision of the...
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Bronze Statues: San Ignacio Church & Casa Mision of the...
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Lovely Restored Spanish Building, Intramuros, Manila, P...
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Restored Spanish Building's Entrance, Intramuros, Manil...
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Gateway Puerta de Santa Lucia, Intramuros, Manila, Phil...
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Puerta de Santa Lucia (Before), Intramuros, Manila, Phi...
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Ruins Across Street Fronting Puerta de Santa Lucia, Int...
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Ruins Across Street Fronting Puerta de Santa Lucia, Int...
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Caretella Scene Nearby Puerta de Santa Lucia, Intramuro...
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Atop the Wall of Puerta de Santa Lucia, Intramuros, Man...
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Atop Puerta de Santa Lucia Facing Golf Course Outside I...
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Scene Atop Puerta de Santa Lucia Facing Golf Course Out...
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Album Description:
Intra-muros, literally "within the walls", meaning within the wall enclosure of the city/fortress, describes its structure as it is surrounded by thick, high walls & moats. During the Spanish colonial period (1571-1898), Intramuros was Manila itself.
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9 comments
Everytime im viewing about Manila through your albums. It really make me wanna go home. The last time I came here in Intramuros it was the year 1997. Thanks you so much for sharing about Philippines that I can still see the beauty of our own country, really make me wanna go home.
said brulene_hsu
Hi Mary! Thanks for nice compliments on my albums; I always like your super gorgeous photography & enjoy their beauty warmly. You have added some very nice pics in this album, they are very nice & brilliantly captured. My best well wishes for you. Greetings from Sharif
said sharif53
Very nice album. thanks for sharing!
said Ben_Hsu
Dear Maryan, Thousand times thanks for all the historical explanations of this excellent album. I have really enjoyed it. Take a care, please. Best greetings. Jesus
said raijomayo100
Dear Mary Ann, thanks again for this lovely history of Intramuros. Just so nice to hear the story from you about your album!!!!
said catroslin
very interesting album, thanks for sharing, would love to visit there someday, all the best, Cathy
said cathyetta
Hi Mary Ann, these are lovely pictures of Old Manila! Nice to see your pictures as they are very artistically taken ... and informative with the added historic facts ... Mabuhay! Regards, Luis
said mlbd01
Mary Ann, this is a beautiful and highly informative album. You have skilfully mixed the old and the new in most of the pictures. The background information in each picture is a lesson in history that made my visit to your album a lot more enriching. I remember that they used to call this Maynilad (because of the local flowers Nilad) from my history classes there. Your photographic skill is something I hope to mimic as I learn everytime I visit your Philippine albums. Thanks for sharing us this beautiful album of this walled city called Intramuros, my friend!
said fdguin
In 1571, six years after establishing Spanish sovereignty over Cebu, Governor Miguel Lopez de Legaspi moved to Manila, where his forces had just defeated the local ruler, Rajah Suliman. Legaspi ordered the rajah's wooden fort rebuilt in stone. On the left bank of the River Pasig, at the river's mouth, the walled area expanded to enclose an area roughly 600 yards by 600 yards, subdivided into a grid of perhaps three dozen blocks. The enclosed area--logically enough called Intramuros--survived under Spanish rule for 300 years. It survived the American takeover in 1898, too, and was probably at its peak for the international eucharistic congress of 1937. Eight years later, while taking the city back from the Japanese, American forces obliterated Intramuros. Since then, the district has been haphazardly rebuilt: parts look very much like the old Spanish city; other parts have modern buildings whose owners seem oblivious of the history of the place; still other sections have been taken over by squatters who periodically rebuild their shacks whenever the government demolishes them. (Taken from http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?navid=903&picturesize=medium)
said maryan54
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