Casa Manila

Casa Manila
Coordinates	14°35′23″N 120°58′31″E / 14.58966°N 120.97514°E / 14.58966; 120.97514
Type	History museum
Director	Guiller Asido
Curator	Ramil B. Tibayan
Building details
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

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]

References

^ 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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[ia-1] Key Officials Intramuros Administration website Accessed 20 April 2020

[2] "Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila". Philippine Headline News Online. Retrieved 28 July 2014.

[3] Greg Bloom (2009). Philippines. Lonely Planet. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-74104-721-9. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

v t e Intramuros
Historic District of Manila
Buildings	Aduana Building Ayuntamiento de Manila Manila Cathedral Palacio Arzobispal Palacio del Gobernador San Agustin Church
Fortifications	Baluarte de San Andres Baluarte de San Diego Cuartel de Santa Lucia Fort Santiago Gates of Intramuros
Parks, open spaces, and monuments	Anda Monument Plaza de Armas Plaza de España Plaza Mexico Plaza Moriones Plaza de Roma Queen Isabel II Statue Book Stop Intramuros
Museums	Casa Manila Kaisa-Angelo King Heritage Center Museo de Intramuros Rizal Shrine
Education	Colegio de San Juan de Letran Colegio de Santa Rosa Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila High School Mapúa University PNTC Maritime Training Center Sentro Rizal University of the City of Manila
Government	Bureau of Immigration Bureau of the Treasury Commission on Elections Department of Labor and Employment Intramuros Administration National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Destroyed	Real Colegio de Santa Potenciana San Francisco Church San Ignacio Church Universidad de San Felipe de Austria Universidad de San Ignacio
Administrators	Jaime C. Laya Edda Henson Bambi Harper Jose Capistrano Marco Sardillo Guiller Asido

v t e Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP)
Government cultural agencies	Cultural Center of the Philippines Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino National Archives National Commission for Culture and the Arts National Historical Commission of the Philippines National Library National Museum Intramuros Administration Sentro Rizal
Categories of cultural properties	UNESCO World Heritage Sites National Cultural Treasures Important Cultural Properties National Historical Landmarks National Shrines National Monuments National Heritage Houses Works of National Artists Marked Structures Other Cultural Properties
Related	National Cultural Heritage Act

Casa Manila

See also

References

Most visited museums

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