Ciudad Amurallada: Intramuros de Manila

[dudz]

you really have covered the entire walled city, ben! great shots! i like the capiz windows and the balcony shots. and thank you for the thread

nice article @sugarboy. a good narrative tour of the golf course and its history. thanks

[dudz]

you really have covered the entire walled city, ben! great shots! i like the capiz windows and the balcony shots. and thank you for the thread

nice article @sugarboy. a good narrative tour of the golf course and its history. thanks

[Hawayano]

Originally Posted by Lili

^ Thanks for that information Hawayano. You are a veritable treasure trove of information.

What about the squatters living inside Intramuros? Is there anybody in the forum who know if there plans to relocate them?

Thanks for the compliment, Lili! Anyway, I do agree that the homeless need to be relocated if the DOT really wants to make Intramuros a tourist-friendly destination in Manila (and the whole Phils., for that matter). I remember the last time we went walking along the top of the walls, we were kind of turned off by the presence of some suspicious-looking thugs who were just hanging out up there. Someone posted a picture somewhere in this forum that showed the congested cluster of shanties that spread roughly between the backside of the Cathedral all the way to the Lyceum. Can't imagine any wary overseas visitor wandering into those areas!

[Hawayano]

Originally Posted by Lili

^ Thanks for that information Hawayano. You are a veritable treasure trove of information.

What about the squatters living inside Intramuros? Is there anybody in the forum who know if there plans to relocate them?

Thanks for the compliment, Lili! Anyway, I do agree that the homeless need to be relocated if the DOT really wants to make Intramuros a tourist-friendly destination in Manila (and the whole Phils., for that matter). I remember the last time we went walking along the top of the walls, we were kind of turned off by the presence of some suspicious-looking thugs who were just hanging out up there. Someone posted a picture somewhere in this forum that showed the congested cluster of shanties that spread roughly between the backside of the Cathedral all the way to the Lyceum. Can't imagine any wary overseas visitor wandering into those areas!

[dancethingy]

More pics More pic More pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dudz, well my BF and I actually circled all of intramuros cause we got lost on our way to Fort Santiago, hehehehe. Good times Good times.


I think this is a bank in Intramuros




Around the tourist bandshells they have a replica of Banaue homes





FORT SANTIAGO








More to come from my collection

[dancethingy]

More pics More pic More pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dudz, well my BF and I actually circled all of intramuros cause we got lost on our way to Fort Santiago, hehehehe. Good times Good times.


I think this is a bank in Intramuros




Around the tourist bandshells they have a replica of Banaue homes





FORT SANTIAGO








More to come from my collection

[tigidig14]

u havent shown the midget horse yet

[tigidig14]

u havent shown the midget horse yet

[manileño]

It's all about Sanago and Manilacath!

[manileño]

It's all about Sanago and Manilacath!

[dancethingy]

oh yeah the midget horse, i forget where i posted those

[dancethingy]

oh yeah the midget horse, i forget where i posted those

[tigidig14]

^the last pics looks surreal, is that been photoshop

[tigidig14]

^the last pics looks surreal, is that been photoshop

[manileño]

i got it online. im no photographer.. Yet. jeje

[manileño]

i got it online. im no photographer.. Yet. jeje

[manileño]

Intramuros is key to making Manila a truly global city.

I've seen a lot of other cities with awesome skylines and skyscrapers.. but they really are nothing. Anyone with spare glass, metal, cement can do these skycraps.

But 500 years of bricks, massive stones, intricate sculptures and carvings, these are what really makes a city A CITY. A Liveable city.

New York is boring without its Liberty Statue and Ellis Island structures, and very old bridges.

I hope Manila and all other Philippine cities think about Heritage and Art and OWN IDENTITY when manhattanizing our many old cities.

cos im more impressed with a decaying building in intramuros than a towering rectangle or a box shaped mall in Davao.

[manileño]

Intramuros is key to making Manila a truly global city.

I've seen a lot of other cities with awesome skylines and skyscrapers.. but they really are nothing. Anyone with spare glass, metal, cement can do these skycraps.

But 500 years of bricks, massive stones, intricate sculptures and carvings, these are what really makes a city A CITY. A Liveable city.

New York is boring without its Liberty Statue and Ellis Island structures, and very old bridges.

I hope Manila and all other Philippine cities think about Heritage and Art and OWN IDENTITY when manhattanizing our many old cities.

cos im more impressed with a decaying building in intramuros than a towering rectangle or a box shaped mall in Davao.

[manileño]

Philippines.





Trash.

[manileño]

Philippines.





Trash.