Natural or man-made, take a refreshing dip in Watery Wednesday.
July 22, 2009
Spanish Dramatist or Filipino Saint
This ornate white fountain stands in Plaza Calderón de la Barca in front of the Binondo Church in Manila's Chinatown. The plaza is named after Pedro Calderón de la Barca, a Spanish dramatist of the 17th century whose play La vida es sueño (Life is a Dream) continues to be reinterpreted and staged until today. This tiny space is also known as Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, after the first Filipino saint who happens to be from Binondo.
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I know Calderón de la Barca but it's the first time I hear of San Lorenzo Ruiz. How does locals really call this square?
Hello my dear friend Hilda!
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wowwwwwwww In fact this fountain is amazng!I loved the white colour and I guess there are little mermaids on the top!
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Lovely capture of the falling water Hilda!
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Your fountain photo is excellent!
Beautiful picture with color showing through the frozen water drops.
Very grand fountain :)
Gorgeous as always - I like the way people peak as silhouettes and bursts of color through the water! Beautiful fountain!
An amazing fountain.
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Such a delightful photo! It's stunning the way the water is frozen in space!
beautiful shot
Oh the falling water looks like a curtain of crystals. Very nice.
Beautiful!
High shutter speed freezes this water and made it look like crystals.
'Tis a beautiful fountain...and I can imagine a nice place to sit and relax on a hot day!
Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink... Fabulous fountain, Hilda.
Fantastic & beautiful fountain!
Happy WW!
Your watery Wednesdays are always a treat! Fascinating combination of cultures all in one small square.
it's been ages since i've been to Chinatown in Binondo. great shot..i could almost hear the sounds of water.
How refreshing, we could sure use a ton of these around here. It hot, tinder dry and the fires are ablaze.
absolutely beautiful - this shot captures perfectly the way the water cascades over the fountain!
très belle photo de cette fontaine
Hi Hilda,
and now, How Filipinos prefer to call this plaza?
A very beautiful fountain, thanks for sharing:)
I've not been to this place yet and great to see such places I've not been to through your blog Hilda. Thanks and this is nicely captured, I can almost hear the water falls.
Looks like a great place to cool of those feet on a hot summer day.
Love, love, love the photo and AS MUCH the fact that "La vida es sueno" is still acted out today! When I come to Manila, it will be during the time of that play!
A beautiful fountain. I'm not familiar with the dramatist, however.
beautiful water fountain! we just love the sounds of water falling, eh?!
Very attractive fountain - can almost hear it.
What a beautiful fountain. Are people allowed to splash around in it?
Beautiful Hilda, and it looks very refreshing.
Vogon Poet & Murcia:
Most people call it by the name it has had for a longer time: Plaza Calderón.
Snapshutter & Halcyon:
I don't think you'd want to splash around in this fountain. Notice the color of the water in the pool — yuck!
What a beautiful fountain. Thanks for sharing it and the information about the dramatist and the saint.
:)Great fountain
great shot, i like it :)
Great shot!
Nice one.
Regina
So beautifully photographed with the strands of silver water suspended in air.
you get to make simple subjects so beautiful through your shots. like this one, taking it from a different perspective wont be that nice but you captured it so well here.
im amazed how you avoided those wires. hehehe...
Pretty fountain!!! :-D Very refreshing.
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