WALLS OF INTRAMUROS
Wall of Intramuros, This is a historic walled area within the modern city of Manila, the Philippine capital.The term Intramuros applies to the fortified town established by the Spanish conqueror Miguel Lopez de Legazpi at the mouth of the Pasig River shortly after 1571. The ramparts were built in 1521. During an earthquake it was destroyed, and was never rebuilt. SOURCE: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php? fbid=191040735635623&set=pcb.191041405635556&type=3&theater Built in the 18th Century during the renovation of the riverside defenses, it opened to the river wharves. U.S., 1994. Bombing has completed the...