Intramuros

Also known as Intramuros, Manila, Walled City of Intramuros

Intramuros () is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Intramuros
Settlement.nicknames: Old Manila; the Walled City
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise, from top left: Intramuros skyline, Baluarte de San Diego, Baluartillo de San Jose, Manila Cathedral, Fort Santiago, Tranvía, Ayuntamiento de Manila
Settlement.image_seal: Logo of the Intramuros Administration.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 200px
Settlement.seal_link: Intramuros Administration
Settlement.seal_type: Logo of the Intramuros Administration
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 14
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.motto

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Contents

History
Pre-Hispanic period
Spanish colonial period (1571–1898)
Inside colonial Intramuros
Gallery of structures
American period (1898–1946)
World War II and Japanese occupation
Contemporary period (1946–present)
City walls
Defense structures
Gates
Present day Intramuros
Register of Styles
Education
Churches
Plazas
Monuments and statues
Structures before and after World War II
Administration
Intramuros Administration
Barangays
See also
References
Citations
Sources
External links

Intramuros comprises a centuries-old historic district, entirely surrounded by fortifications, that was considered at the time of the Spanish Empire to be the entire City of Manila. Other towns and arrabales (suburbs) located beyond the walls that are now districts of Manila were referred to as extramuros, Spanish for "outside the walls", and were independent towns that were only incorporated into the city of Manila during the early 20th century.