tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post2895046584949971839..comments2024-01-15T18:32:48.269+08:00Comments on My Manila: 2.4 metersHildahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-77216498508676968302009-07-21T10:14:01.159+08:002009-07-21T10:14:01.159+08:00great great shot hilda. definitely the best icon t...great great shot hilda. definitely the best icon to represent intramuros and fort santiago.escapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572021401129133203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-41847349156731400332009-07-20T07:04:43.853+08:002009-07-20T07:04:43.853+08:00Looks pretty well preserved - I like the Spanish p...Looks pretty well preserved - I like the Spanish pumpkin pants on the sculpture on the bottom left :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-41080846504586635122009-07-20T01:46:23.742+08:002009-07-20T01:46:23.742+08:00WOW! This is absolutely gorgeous, Hilda!WOW! This is absolutely gorgeous, Hilda!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-35338577876033752112009-07-19T08:53:05.628+08:002009-07-19T08:53:05.628+08:00WOW! Those are some thick walls!
Very interesting...WOW! Those are some thick walls!<br /><br />Very interesting post!Louis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-2866541009459274252009-07-19T06:39:44.948+08:002009-07-19T06:39:44.948+08:00Wonderful carved detail.Wonderful carved detail.marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472265054401361817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-4786313416127044802009-07-19T02:23:24.238+08:002009-07-19T02:23:24.238+08:00OK. I always worry when they send our mounted po...OK. I always worry when they send our mounted police into a crowd. In the riots last week in Jerusalem the protesting ultra-Orthodox poured oil on the road. A police horse slipped and fell and his rider hit the ground.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-78703729578271767882009-07-19T02:13:25.314+08:002009-07-19T02:13:25.314+08:00Lodewijk:
The difference is only in the little th...Lodewijk: <br />The difference is only in the little thing in the center and the bottom, not the main elements. They look like they got interchanged. <br /><br />Leif: <br />Fort Santiago is definitely a must-see. Actually, the entire Intramuros is. <br /><br />Dina: <br />Yup. Grim, isn't it? <br /><br />Abe: <br />Yes, the fort's walls are that thick to protect against cannon fire. I'll post a photo of some cannons that have survived one of these days.Hildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-48462810977442604442009-07-18T20:42:55.698+08:002009-07-18T20:42:55.698+08:00Thanks again, Hilda, for your History visit. A ve...Thanks again, Hilda, for your History visit. A very impressive looking structure.Les Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469804584564038796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-23161636440488958552009-07-18T20:36:32.540+08:002009-07-18T20:36:32.540+08:00I guess the thick walls were for protection from c...I guess the thick walls were for protection from canon shells. It would be interesting to go back in time to when they were built and listen to what the people building them were talking about. I can't imagine carving that coat of arms from stone in those days with the tools then available. But then I have problems with trying to imagine how the Egyptians lifted 70 ton blocks of stone and set them in place. There was an old man in Florida who built a castle out of coral and the gate was monumental. And he built it by himself working at night so nobody would see him. How he got that monumental piece of coral up and in place so that it swings open with a finger touch is remarkable to me. Unless the Egyptians and this old man in Florida knew about a process or prayer that put gravity in their favor.<br /><br />Thanks for your visits. And take a look at my efforts to raise 10,000 visitors with my new blog, Pick a Peck of Pixels.<br /><br />http://pickapeckofpixels.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-85299626776992350012009-07-18T20:31:50.547+08:002009-07-18T20:31:50.547+08:00Thanks for visiting Bangor DP, Hilda.
That is an ...Thanks for visiting Bangor DP, Hilda.<br /><br />That is an impressive looking gate. And the thickness of the wall is mind boggling.Ming the Mercilesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957918533010735599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-85964258399822586412009-07-18T18:08:36.114+08:002009-07-18T18:08:36.114+08:00Wow! What an heavy entrance gate! Better safe than...Wow! What an heavy entrance gate! Better safe than sorry. <br /><br />Beautiful elaborate details.<br /><br /><a href="http://buenosairesperception.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Buenos Aires Photo</a>Buenos Aires Photobloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534799750287596620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-82917122497970905052009-07-18T11:45:51.044+08:002009-07-18T11:45:51.044+08:00Great architecture, the arch and entrance are magn...Great architecture, the arch and entrance are magnificent and your text makes a splendid post.Carraolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449642029639198244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-8589375452437432252009-07-18T09:49:01.900+08:002009-07-18T09:49:01.900+08:00Such beautiful architecture. The walls are so thic...Such beautiful architecture. The walls are so thick, I am sure it held heat and cool much better than anything today.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-72871980298283080732009-07-18T09:45:28.960+08:002009-07-18T09:45:28.960+08:00Eight-foot thick walls? That's what we needed...Eight-foot thick walls? That's what we needed when we lived in a condo!<br /><br />Fascinating architectural piece...and I had no idea that's how the Philippines came to be named...<br /><br />Thank you again for adding to my knowledge of our world, and especially of your piece of that world!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-85332819383102930712009-07-18T09:35:45.345+08:002009-07-18T09:35:45.345+08:00wow. you're not just a photographer, you'r...wow. you're not just a photographer, you're also a historian! hehe...<br /><br />btw, congrats on your nomination. :) you deserve it.Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223488318835419576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-91379078412807781632009-07-18T07:44:47.320+08:002009-07-18T07:44:47.320+08:00It looks like it can stand another four hundred ye...It looks like it can stand another four hundred years.Chattahoochee Valley Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03914506234665827743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-57422690677393820892009-07-18T07:33:51.305+08:002009-07-18T07:33:51.305+08:00Esto es tan impresionante! Siempre me ha encantado...Esto es tan impresionante! Siempre me ha encantado este eclecticismo barroco espanol y me ha impresionado como se difundio tanto en America del Sur como en Filipinas. Saludos de Cluj!u.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12439596995171678349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-85439383837858235622009-07-18T05:59:06.328+08:002009-07-18T05:59:06.328+08:00hi Hilda, very nice, we have similar constructions...hi Hilda, very nice, we have similar constructions in South America because of jesuitas and spanish and portuguese colonization.Patyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666275944358253472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-69130146945436678012009-07-18T05:54:20.813+08:002009-07-18T05:54:20.813+08:00Duh -- I hadn't made the connection between th...Duh -- I hadn't made the connection between the islands' name and King Philip.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-11432238853273416502009-07-18T05:26:09.624+08:002009-07-18T05:26:09.624+08:00The chosen finest architecture.I have a dream to b...The chosen finest architecture.I have a dream to be there,It attracts me like that.<br /><br />peter<br /><br />------------<br /><a href="http://www.directstartv.com/jump.html?referID=oa-1700-149074" rel="nofollow"> Free Satellite TV </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-22336093767800943282009-07-18T05:09:15.976+08:002009-07-18T05:09:15.976+08:00Looks interesting! Great!Looks interesting! Great!crocrodylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949223400871152769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-84709817924138536382009-07-18T05:01:51.984+08:002009-07-18T05:01:51.984+08:00Impressive coat of arms and quite well preserved. ...Impressive coat of arms and quite well preserved. Our older walls have the same age.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-67746956273882848492009-07-18T04:08:56.061+08:002009-07-18T04:08:56.061+08:00WOW! That's magnificent!WOW! That's magnificent!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-55205872296927722032009-07-18T04:02:33.218+08:002009-07-18T04:02:33.218+08:002.4 meters thick. Wow, they really knew how to bu...2.4 meters thick. Wow, they really knew how to build then! <br />Are those people being trampled by the horse??Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-19703077892807002462009-07-18T03:44:52.615+08:002009-07-18T03:44:52.615+08:00It's very impressive Hilda! I always enjoy ...It's very impressive Hilda! I always enjoy the historical information you provide with your pictures. Thanks!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.com