Fort Santiago Visit
Autor: Maryam • January 17, 2018 • 961 Words (4 Pages) • 635 Views
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with hard stone, together with the original fortified walls of Intramuros, commenced in 1590 and finished in 1593 during the reign of Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas. The stones used were volcanic tuff quarried from Guadalupe
The fort was located along pasig river has a perimeter of 2,030 feet (620 m), and it is of a nearly triangular form. The south front, which looks toward the city .
Fort Santiago was colonies by the spanish, british , american and japanese.
Unfortunately, The Fort was destroyed during World War II. Fort Santiago was declared as a Shrine of Freedom in 1950. Its restoration by the Philippine government did not begin till 1953 under the hands of the National Parks Development Committee. The Intramuros Administration now manages the reconstruction, maintenance, and management of the fort since 1992.
The objective of this topic is to know the contribution of our historical heritage, the importancy of this site in our history is to remininsce the circumtances of this heritage about the past.
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