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First, I'd like to thank Josh (michaeljosh) and Ron (ron de vera) for hosting a flickr walk for me. This was my first time actually walking the streets of Manila and having the opportunity to take some photos, so it was really a great experience for me.
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My uploads these next few days will be from the Manila Walk (04 Jan 10). Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. First, let's introduce the crew! :)
I found the Aduana the most fabulous of all the ruins in Intramuros. Like most buildings, it was partially restored in the 1990's: the exterior walls were rebuilt to reach the height of the original roof. The gates and windows are barred but not sealed, allowing you to get glimpses of spectacular jungle and architectural decay inside. Curiously, Aduana wasn't destroyed during the Battle of Manila -- no, it perished in a fire in 1979. Truly sad.
This is identified as “Manila, port area”, April 1968. This is wrong, the location and possibly the date also. Intramuros taken from the bell tower of the Manila Cathedral looking east towards Manila City Hall and the Legislative Building. On the upper left part of the picture notice the arches of the inside of Puerta d...el Parian gate and to the right of that Lyceum of the Philippines.
Photographer: Harrison Forman, 1904-1978
This image is from the original 35mm color slide held in the collections at the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee USA.
Copyright: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
For reproductions please contact the AGSL: collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/#AGSL
Link to Philippine Island images in the AGSL collections: collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/search/collection/agsphoto/se...
One of the requests that the AGSL asked me to comply with for permission to post high detailed pictures that they own the copyright on is that I block the downloading of a large high detailed picture. I will strictly obey their requirements as I consider it a privilege to post their images. I ask that all others do the same. If you want to use a larger high detailed image please contact them for permission.
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Manila is the capital of the Philippines. With a population of 1,660,714 in 2006, Manila is the second most populous city in the Philippines behind Quezon City. With an estimated population of 16,300,000, Metro Manila is the most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines and the 11th in the world. The greater urban area is the 5th largest in the world with a population of 20,654,307 people.However, the populace inhabit an area of only 38.55 square kilometers, making Manila the most densely populated city in the world.
For hundreds of years, the walled city of Intramuros was Manila: the nerve center of the Spanish occupation in the Philippines, home to several thousand Spanish colonists, their families, and their Filipino servants.
Intramuros was erected on the ruins of a Malay settlement at the mouth of the Pasig River. Its strategic location attracted the attention of the conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, who took over the area in 1571 and proclaimed it as the Philippine colony's new capital.
For 400 years, Intramuros was the center of Spanish political, religious, and military power in the region. The walled city suffered grievously through World War II; only San Agustin Cathedral was left standing by war's end.
In the 1980s, the government led a major restoration effort that reconstructed Intramuros to its present state. Today, Intramuros is a prominent tourist spot where visitors can experience Spanish-era Manila through the walled city's churches, restaurants, and museums.
Explored: Highest Position: 82
The Cathedral Basilica of La Imaculada Concepcion, more popularly known as the Manila Metropolitan Cathedral, started as a church of light materials built in 1571. This was replaced by another structure that was probably built in 1581 and later declared as a cathedral. The church was damaged by a typhoon in 1582, repaired, razed by a fire in 1583, replaced by a stone structure in 1592, and destroyed during the earthquake of 1600 before it was finished. Over this, another church was built in 1614 that was again destroyed during an earthquake in 1645, replaced by a magnificent structure that was built in 1653, and destroyed again in the earthquake of 1863. Another cathedral was yet again built over the ruins in 1871 that was again damaged during the 1880 earthquake, destroyed during the Battle of Manila in 1945, and rebuilt in 1954. Read my blog entry on the Manila Cathedral at Shooting Churches, Eating Noodles.
Nikon D40 (KOOL NE Meetings, April 2008)
Operator: Intramuros Administration
Fleet No.: 1
ENGINE
Maker: *unknown*
Model: *unknown*
CHASSIS
Maker: *unknown*
Model: *unknown*
COACH
Coachbuilder: *unknown*
Model: *unknown*
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Location: Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila
Built by the Spanish in the 16th century to protect the city from foreign invasions. The irony was lost on them.
Gomburza or GOMBURZA is an acronym denoting the surnames of the priests Mariano Gómez, José Apolonio Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora, three Filipino priests who were executed on 17 February 1872 at Bagumbayan in Manila, Philippines by Spanish colonial authorities on charges of subversion arising from the 1872 Cavite mutiny. Their execution left a profound effect on many Filipinos : José Rizal, the national hero, dedicated his novel El Filibusterismo to their memory
A shot taken in the Intramuros in Manila back in 2013. One that I feel like reflects the life of the people living in Intramuros.
Looking north across the Pasig River from Intramuros, 1960s
This is identified as “Manila, port area”, April 1968. I believe this is wrong, the location for sure and possibly the date also. This is was taken from the bell tower of the Manila Cathedral looking north across the Pasig River. The building at the center bottom is CBN, to the right of it is the Chronicle Building. Please add what information you can to this interesting picture.
Photographer: Harrison Forman, 1904-1978
This image is from the original 35mm color slide held in the collections at the American Geographical Society Library (AGSL), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee USA.
Copyright: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
For reproductions please contact the AGSL: collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/#AGSL
Link to Philippine Island images in the AGSL collections: collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/search/collection/agsphoto/se...
One of the requests that the AGSL asked me to comply with for permission to post high detailed pictures that they own the copyright on is that I block the downloading of a large high detailed picture. I will strictly obey their requirements as I consider it a privilege to post their images. I ask that all others do the same. If you want to use a larger high detailed image please contact them for permission.
The capiz windows, European-styled lamps, adobe bricks, and the antiquity of the architecture defines Filipino living during the Spanish Era.
Location: Plaza San Ruiz Complex, Intramuros, Manila
Date Taken: March 13, 2016
Medium: Canon Powershot A3000IS
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I found the Aduana the most fabulous of all the ruins in Intramuros. Like most buildings, it was partially restored in the 1990's: the exterior walls were rebuilt to reach the height of the original roof. The gates and windows are barred but not sealed, allowing you to get glimpses of spectacular jungle and architectural decay inside. Curiously, Aduana wasn't destroyed during the Battle of Manila -- no, it perished in a fire in 1979. Truly sad.