Casa Manila

Casa Manila
1850s San Nicolas House
Casa Manila Museum
General information
Status	active
Type	Mansion
Architectural style	Spanish colonial
Location	Intramuros
Address	Intramuros Admin, Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila, Luzon, Philippines
Town or city	Manila
Construction started	1850
Technical details
Floor count	3
Design and construction
Architect	Ramon Faustmann
Website

Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting colonial lifestyle during Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

The museum is the imposing stone-and-wood structure c. 1850, one of the grand houses in Barrio San Luis (one of the four original villages of Intramuros) is located across historic San Agustin church and bounded by Calle Real, General Luna, Cabildo and Urdaneta streets. The other two are the Los Hidalgos, c. 1650 and Cuyugan Mansion, c. 1890.

Casa Manila is a copy of an 1850s San Nicolas House that was once located in Calle Jaboneros. The architect of Casa Manila was J. Ramon L. Faustmann.^[1] It was constructed by Imelda Marcos during the 1980s and modeled on Spanish colonial architecture.^[2]

See also

• List of museums in the Philippines
• International Council of Museums
• International Museum Day (May 18)
• Museum education
• Virtual Library museums pages

References

1. ↑ "Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila". Philippine Headline News Online. Retrieved 28 July 2014. 
2. ↑ Greg Bloom (2009). Philippines. Lonely Planet. p. 81. ISBN 1-74104-721-8. Retrieved 13 August 2011. 

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Casa Manila.

• Casa Manila Museum: A Description of Each Floor
• Casa Manila (Viator)
• Casa Manila: have you visited yet?
• Casa Manila Museum (Global Pinoy)
• Intramuros: Revisit the Past in Casa Manila (Newsflash)
• Casa Manila Museum
• List of Museums in the Philippines
• Museums at DMOZ
• International Council of Museums
• VLmp directory of museums
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

Intramuros
Historic District of Manila
Buildings	Aduana Building Ayuntamiento de Manila Manila Cathedral Palacio Arzobispal Palacio del Gobernador San Agustin Church San Francisco Church San Ignacio Church
Fortifications	Baluarte de San Diego Cuartel de Santa Lucia Fort Santiago Gates of Intramuros
Squares and monuments	Anda Circle Plaza de Armas Plaza de España Plaza de Mexico Plaza de Roma Queen Isabel II Statue
Museums	Bahay Tsinoy Casa Manila Rizal Shrine
Education	Colegio de San Juan de Letran Colegio de Santa Rosa Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila High School Mapúa Institute of Technology PNTC Maritime Training Center Real Colegio de Santa Potenciana Sentro Rizal Universidad de San Felipe de Austria Universidad de San Ignacio University of the City of Manila
Government	Intramuros Administration Bureau of Immigration Bureau of the Treasury Commission on Elections Department of Labor and Employment National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Italics indicate structures now defunct or demolished.

Philippine Registry of Cultural Property (PRECUP)
Government cultural agencies	Cultural Center of the Philippines Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino National Archives National Commission for Culture and the Arts National Historical Commission of the Philippines National Library National Museum Sentro Rizal
Categories of cultural properties	UNESCO World Heritage Sites National Cultural Treasures Important Cultural Properties National Historical Landmarks National Shrines National Monuments National Heritage Houses Works of National Artists Marked Structures Other Cultural Properties
Related	National Cultural Heritage Act