Puerta Real and Revellin de Real (Before), Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
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PUERTA REAL & REVELLIN DE REAL - Built in 1663. Used exclusively by the Governor-General for state occasions. Original gate at right side of the Baluarte de San Andres and faced the village of Bagumbayan. Destroyed during the British invasion in 1762. Old gate walled in and chambers converted into powder magazines. Present Puerta Real and ravelin constructed in 1780. Revelin converted into Manila Aquarium during the American period. Used as prison cells and barracks during Japanese occupation. Damaged in the Battle of Manila in 1945. Restored in 1969 and additional work made in 1989. Ravelin bridge excavated and restored in 1982. The Manila Aquarium was revived after the war and maintained until it closed in 1983. Reopened in 1998 with the name "Acuario de Manila". ~~~Taken fron this location's signage
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