April 15, 2010
The palace of the governor
The Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros is a 1978 reconstruction of the 17th century Spanish Governor-General's residence and office. The original building collapsed in the devastating June 3, 1863 Manila earthquake and was abandoned when the Governor-General moved to Malacañang Palace. Currently, the Palacio del Gobernador houses some government offices and is the home of the Intramuros Administration.
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Manila, Manila..... hinahanap kita Manila...(singing to the tune of the popular song). Been there once. Thanks for the info and for the links.
Have a nice day Hilda.
There's something about this building that screams "bureaucracy"! Maybe it's all the small windows - probably too small for people escape through! ;-)
One wonders, though, why so many small windows. Why not fewer, larger windows? I guess if it's a reconstruction it must be faithful to the original.
Wowza! That is a mighty big building! Our old government buildings look something like this too. Small windows and indestructable concrete walls :)
haha it seems my post and yours live on the same street! i am particularly in love with intramuros and never fail to walk around this area.
hi hilds, i wish u n hubby a pleaant trip! ^0^ hmmm, wonder where you off to... ^0^
meanwhile, i'll still be checking on your blog. ^-^
take care!
Looks more like a hotel that a palace! They surely didn't copy the design of the Versailles palace!
What a massive building. I agree with Jacob. This looks like a place where you go to work and they lock you in.
When I look at this I imagine hundreds of people bent over their desks inside there.
It looks huge! I might get quite lost in there.
A palace needs bigger windows. :)
Hilda, is this a modern interpretation of the 17th century design? It looks too modern to be a 17th century design - unless the building in back is a modern building both in design and age, while the building in the foreground is the reproduction.
Does not look like a happy place
It's massive, an impressive building!
A beautiful trip for you and your husband.God bless you
Léia
It's an immense building. I really like it.
A very impressive building and well photographed.
been in that area many times but i never had the chance to enter. next time ill be there, ill find a way to get in.
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