Intramuros wall
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Visual materialSubject(s): 1959
| Forts and fortifications | Intramuros, Manila | Manila City Hall | P. Burgos Street | walled city | city hall | guardhouseOnline resources: View in Retrato website | View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) printGeneral Note(s): Shown is a corner mirador or lookout tower atop the wall. The building of the now-famous stone walls of Intramuros began in 1590 under the supervision of Governor General Gomez Perez DasmariñasSource: The Manila Times. Progress '59.p.142Collection: Filipinas Heritage LibraryImage type: Reproduction: PhotographMedia format: printCaption: The Walls of Intramuros. Grey moss-covered masonry separate the old Walled City from the rest of Manila. Protruding structure in the center is the guardhouse where the lookouts scanned the horizon for possible attacks by Muslims, European privateers. Beyond is the Manila City Hall.
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Architecture | AR00734 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | AR00734 |
Shown is a corner mirador or lookout tower atop the wall. The building of the now-famous stone walls of Intramuros began in 1590 under the supervision of Governor General Gomez Perez Dasmariñas.
The Manila Times. Progress '59.p.142
The Walls of Intramuros. Grey moss-covered masonry separate the old Walled City from the rest of Manila. Protruding structure in the center is the guardhouse where the lookouts scanned the horizon for possible attacks by Muslims, European privateers. Beyond is the Manila City Hall.
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