Casa Manila
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Type | History museum |
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Director | Guiller Asido[1] |
Curator | Ramil B. Tibayan[1] |
Building details | |
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General information | |
Status | Complete |
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 | Ramon Faustmann |
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Key Officials Intramuros Administration website Accessed 20 April 2020
- ^ "Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila". Philippine Headline News Online. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Greg Bloom (2009). Philippines. Lonely Planet. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-74104-721-9. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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- International Council of Museums
- VLmp directory of museums
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Categories:
- Houses in Metro Manila
- Museums in Manila
- Buildings and structures in Intramuros
- Art museums and galleries in the Philippines
- Heritage Houses in the Philippines
- Historic house museums in the Philippines
- Landmarks in the Philippines
- National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines
- Spanish Colonial architecture in the Philippines
- History of the Philippines (1565–1898)
- History museums in the Philippines