Casa Manila
| Casa Manila | |
|---|---|
| 1850s San Nicolas House | |
 Casa Manila Museum | |
| General information | |
| Status | active |
| Type | Mansion |
| Architectural style | Spanish colonial |
| Location | Intramuros |
| Address | Intramuros Admin, Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila, Luzon, Philippines |
| Town or city | Manila |
| Construction started | 1850 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ramon Faustmann |
| Website | |
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.[1] It was constructed by Imelda Marcos during the 1980s and modeled on Spanish colonial architecture.[2]
See also
- List of museums in the Philippines
- International Council of Museums
- International Museum Day (May 18)
- Museum education
- Virtual Library museums pages
References
- ↑ "Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila". Philippine Headline News Online. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ↑ Greg Bloom (2009). Philippines. Lonely Planet. p. 81. ISBN 1-74104-721-8. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Casa Manila. |
- Casa Manila Museum: A Description of Each Floor
- Casa Manila (Viator)
- Casa Manila: have you visited yet?
- Casa Manila Museum (Global Pinoy)
- Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila (Newsflash)
- Casa Manila Museum
- List of Museums in the Philippines
- Museums at DMOZ
- International Council of Museums
- VLmp directory of museums
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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