Casa Manila
Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
The museum is the imposing stone-and-wood structure c. 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis (one of the four original villages of Intramuros) is located across historic San Agustin church and bounded by Calle Real, General Luna, Cabildo and Urdaneta streets. The other two are the Los Hidalgos, c. 1650 and Cuyugan Mansion, c. 1890.
Casa Manila is a copy of an 1850s San Nicolas House that was once located in Calle Jaboneros. The architect of Casa Manila was J. Ramon L. Faustmann.[2] It was constructed by Imelda Marcos during the 1980s and modeled on Spanish colonial architecture.[3]
See also
- List of museums in the Philippines
- International Council of Museums
- International Museum Day (May 18)
- Museum education
- Virtual Library museums pages
References
Most visited museums
External links
- Media related to Casa Manila at Wikimedia Commons
- Casa Manila Museum: A Description of Each Floor
- Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila (Newsflash)
- Museums at Curlie
- VLmp directory of museums
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- Aduana Building
- Ayuntamiento de Manila
- Manila Cathedral
- Palacio Arzobispal
- Palacio del Gobernador
- San Agustin Church
- Anda Monument
- Plaza de Armas
- Plaza de España
- Plaza Mexico
- Plaza Moriones
- Plaza de Roma
- Queen Isabel II Statue
- Book Stop Intramuros
- Casa Manila
- Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center
- Museo de Intramuros
- Rizal Shrine
- Bureau of Immigration
- Bureau of the Treasury
- Commission on Elections
- Department of Labor and Employment
- Intramuros Administration
- National Commission for Culture and the Arts
- Real Colegio de Santa Potenciana
- San Francisco Church
- San Ignacio Church
- Universidad de San Felipe de Austria
- Universidad de San Ignacio
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