Rizal Park.
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City: Manila |
Keywords: Clouds, Flowers, Park, Photography, Pictures, Reflections, Rizal, Water |
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Camera Model: PENTAX K100D Super Date Taken: 1/7/2008 |
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Rizal Monument. Rizal Park.
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City: Manila |
Keywords: Clouds, Flag, Monument, National Park, Park, Rizal, Sculpture |
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Camera Model: PENTAX K100D Super Date Taken: 1/7/2008 |
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Rizal Monument. Rizal Park.
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City: Manila |
Keywords: Clouds, Flag, Monument, National Park, Park, Rizal, Sculpture |
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Camera Model: PENTAX K100D Super Date Taken: 1/7/2008 |
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Rizal Monument. Rizal Park.
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City: Manila |
Keywords: Clouds, Flag, Monument, National Park, Park, Rizal, Sculpture |
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Camera Model: PENTAX K100D Super Date Taken: 1/7/2008 |
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Along Roxas Blvd.
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City: Manila |
Keywords: Evening, Evening/Nighttime Lights, Nighttime |
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Camera Model: PENTAX K100D Super Date Taken: 1/7/2008 |
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Catholic Church - Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines - Manila Cathedral. Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
March 15, 2008
Manila Cathedral. Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. From Wikipedia:
The Manila Cathedral, also known as the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, and still remains the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila.
The See of Manila, with jurisdiction over all the Philippine Islands and suffragan to the See of Mexico, was erected in 1578. The first bishop, Domingo de Salazar (born 1512), arrived in September 1581.
The first cathedral, made of nipa and bamboos, was built in 1581. It was damaged by a typhoon in 1582 and razed by fire in 1583.
The new cathedral, which was made of stone, was made in 1592. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1600.
The third cathedral, with three naves and seven chapels, was started in 1584 and blessed in 1614. It was toppled by another earthquake which shook Manila in 1645.
The magnificent fourth cathedral was constructed in 1654 to 1671 under Archbishop Miguel Poblete. It was severely damaged in 1863 by a very strong earthquake that even toppled the Palace of the Governor General of the Philippines. In 1880, another earthquake toppled its bell tower and since then until in 1959, the cathedral remained towerless.
The fifth cathedral was constructed in 1870–1879. It was solemnly blessed in December of 1879. The center cross of the dome is a reference point of astronomical longitudes of the archipelago. The magnificent cathedral was toppled into ruins by bombing in 1945.
The present cathedral was constructed in 1954 to 1958 under Archbishop Rufino Jiao Santos of Manila and under the supervision of National Artist for Architecture Awardee, Architect Fernando Ocampo. It was elevated into the rank of minor basilica in 1981 by Pope John Paul II.
The cathedral is also the resting place for former prelates who served the Archdiocese of Manila. Among those interred in the cathedral crypts (similar in style to that of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City) are Michael J. O’Doherty, the last American and foreigner Archbishop of Manila, Rufino Jiao Santos, the first Filipino cardinal, Gabriel Reyes, the first Filipino archbishop of Manila and Cardinal Jaime Sin, the prelate who is considered to be one of the leaders of the EDSA Revolution in the Philippines that ended the 20-year regime of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
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Municipality: Manila |
Keywords: Basilica, Bell Tower, Cathedral, Church (Catholic), Church Exterior, Church Photos, Cross, Nativity, Religious Building, Stained Glass, Statue, Steeple |
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Rizal Monument in Rizal Park. From Wikipedia:
The site is guarded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by ceremonial soldiers. His poem, “Mi Ultimo Adios” (”My Last Farewell”) is inscribed on the memorial plaque.
The name “Luneta” is synonymous to the word lunette; the park was said to have the shape of a half moon in Spanish times and situated next to a Spanish fort serving as a buffer during rebellions by the locals.
The bronze and granite Rizal monument has long been considered among the most famous sculptural landmarks in the country. It is almost protocol for visiting dignitaries to lay a wreath at the monument. Located at the Luneta is not merely the statue of the national hero, but also the mausoleum that houses his remains. Both statue and mausoleum are located near the very spot where Rizal was executed.
On 28 September of that same year, the Philippine Assembly approved Act No. 243, “granting the right to use public land upon the Luneta in the city of Manila” where a monument shall be erected to Jose Rizal.” As conceived by the Act, the monument would not merely consist of a statue, but also a mausoleum to house Rizal’s remains.
A Committee on the Rizal Mausoleum consisting of Poblete, Paciano Rizal (the hero’s brother), Juan Tuason, Teodoro R. Yangco, Mariano Limjap, Dr. Maximo Paterno, Ramon Genato, Tomas G. del Rosario and Dr. Ariston Bautista was created. The members were tasked, among others, with raising funds through popular subscriptions.
The estimated cost of the monument was P100,000. By January 1905, that goal had been oversubscribed. When the campaign closed in August 1912, the amount collected had reached P135,195.61
More than twelve years after the Philippine Assembly approved Act No. 243, the shrine was finally unveiled on December 30, 1913 during Rizal’s 17th death anniversary.
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City: Manila |
Keywords: Cloudy, Flag, HDR, Memorial, Monument, Outdoors, Park, Rizal, Sculpture, Statue |
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Camera Model: PENTAX K100D Super Date Taken: 1/7/2008 |
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