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.

Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros

16 comments:

  1. JTG (Misalyn)April 15, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    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.

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  2. LowellApril 15, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    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.

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  3. KaoriApril 15, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    Wowza! That is a mighty big building! Our old government buildings look something like this too. Small windows and indestructable concrete walls :)

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  4. UnknownApril 15, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    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.

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  5. arabesqueApril 15, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    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!

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  6. Leif HagenApril 15, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    Looks more like a hotel that a palace! They surely didn't copy the design of the Versailles palace!

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  7. Don and KriseApril 15, 2010 at 1:01 PM

    What a massive building. I agree with Jacob. This looks like a place where you go to work and they lock you in.

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  8. brattcatApril 15, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    When I look at this I imagine hundreds of people bent over their desks inside there.

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  9. LoisApril 15, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    It looks huge! I might get quite lost in there.

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  10. HalcyonApril 15, 2010 at 10:40 PM

    A palace needs bigger windows. :)

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  11. Louis la VacheApril 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    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.

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  12. Rob SiemannApril 16, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    Does not look like a happy place

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  13. Cezar and LéiaApril 16, 2010 at 2:38 AM

    It's massive, an impressive building!
    A beautiful trip for you and your husband.God bless you
    Léia

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  14. Youth_in_AsiaApril 16, 2010 at 5:16 AM

    It's an immense building. I really like it.

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  15. Chuck PefleyApril 18, 2010 at 1:05 AM

    A very impressive building and well photographed.

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  16. escapeApril 18, 2010 at 6:19 PM

    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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