Intramuros wall

Intramuros wall

Bastion de San Andres, located on the eastern wall of Intramuros, is a brick guardhouse and gunpowder arsenal built in 1733. It was restored in 1855, during which two watch towers were added and the bastion was converted into a major defense structure. (Source: Intramuros: The Development of a 400-year-old Human Settlement, 1980) YYY


Circa 1930


Forts and fortifications


Intramuros, Manila

Bastion de san andres walled city defense structure brick guardhouse gunpowder arsenal bastions amman-irminger san andres bastion stonework garita

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