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MANILA, Metro Manila

PHILIPPINES

Manila, Metro Manila: A Photographic Display

This display contains a large number of photos about some places in Manila which include the Bayview Park hotel, Fort Santiago, the National Museum of the Philippines, Rizal park and the University of Santo Tomas campus.

Bayview Park Hotel is one of the hotels lining the Manila bay strip. It is 3-star hotel located near Rizal park and the walled city of Intramuros and in front of the U.S. embassy. 

Bayview Park Hotel in Manila
Bayview Park Hotel in Manila
Lobby of Bayview Hotel
Lobby of Bayview Hotel
Summer Theme of 2019, Lobby of Bayview Hotel
Summer Theme of 2019, Lobby of Hotel

Bayview Hotel
The Name “Bayview”
Coffee Shop of Bayview Hotel
Alex Moises at the Coffee Shop

Fort Santiago is a fort built during the Spanish period in the Philippines. Today, it is a tourist spot and a historic landmark.

Arch of Fort Santiago in Manila
Arch of Fort Santiago in Manila
Rizal’s Statue at Plaza Armas, Fort Santiago
Rizal’s Statue at Plaza Armas, Fort Santiago

Plaza Armas, Fort Santiago (2nd Image)
Plaza Armas, Fort Santiago
Rizal Shrine, Fort Santiago
Rizal Shrine, Fort Santiago

The National Museum of the Philippines is located at P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park. *According to its website, the “National Museum…is an educational, scientific and cultural institution that acquires, documents, preserves, exhibits, and fosters scholarly study and public appreciation of works of art, specimens, and cultural and historical artifacts representative of…the cultural heritage of the Filipino people and the natural history of the Philippines.

*Source: National Museum of the Philippines, About Us - Mandate, https://www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph/nationalmuseumbeta/Mandate%20and%20Objectives.htm, Date Online Source Used: June 21, 2019

National Museum of the Philippines Building, P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park, Manila
National Museum of the Philippines Building, P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park, Manila
National Museum Building and Ground, Rizal Park, Manila
National Museum Building and Ground in front of Taft Avenue, Rizal Park, Manila

Inside the Museum: Iconic “Spolarium” by Juan Luna; A Gift of Spain to the Philippines
Inside the Museum: Iconic “Spolarium” by Juan Luna; A Gift of Spain to the Philippines
“Monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson” by Mariano Benlliure, National Museum of the Philippines, Manila
“Monument to Arthur Walsh Fergusson” by Mariano Benlliure; Monument on Loan to National Museum, Courtesy of US State Department

“El Bautismo de Jesus por San Juan Bautista” or “Baptism of Jesus by Saint John the Baptist” by Simon Flores, National Museum of the Philippines, Manila
“El Bautismo de Jesus por San Juan Bautista” by Simon Flores
Sculpture of Virgin and Child by Isabelo Tampinco, National Museum of the Philippines, Manila
Sculpture of Virgin and Child by Isabelo Tampinco

“Philippine Scenes” by Juan Luna, National Museum of the Philippines, Manila
“Philippine Scenes” by Juan Luna
“Spolarium” by Juan Luna, National Museum of the Philippines, Manila
Iconic “Spolarium” by Juan Luna