| Item Call Number |
AR00734 |
| Status |
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| Barcode |
AR00734 |
| Photo Id |
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| Title |
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| Notes |
- Notes - 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 DasmariƱas.
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| Media Format |
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| Collection |
- Collection - Filipinas Heritage Library
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| Source |
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| Image Type |
- Image Type - Reproduction: Photograph
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| Original Caption |
- Original Caption - 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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| Date |
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| Subject |
- Subject - Forts and fortifications
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| Place |
- Place - Intramuros, Manila
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| Keywords |
- Keyword - Manila City Hall
- Keyword - P. Burgos Street
- Keyword - walled city
- Keyword - city hall
- Keyword - guardhouse
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