Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines.
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| Coordinates | 14°35′23″N 120°58′31″E / 14.58966°N 120.97514°E |
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| Type | History museum |
| Director | Guiller Asido[1] |
| Curator | Ramil B. Tibayan[1] |
Building details | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mansion |
| Architectural style | Filipino Colonial (Bahay na Bato) |
| Location | Intramuros |
| Town or city | Manila |
| Completed | 1980s |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Ramon Faustmann |
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
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
