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Casa Manila

Manila, Philippines

Casa Manila

Casa Manila is a museum in Intramuros depicting a colonial lifestyle during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The museum part is an imposing stone-and-wood structure, built c. 1850, one of three grand houses in Barrio San Luis (one of the four original villages of Intramuros) and located

across the historic San Agustin Church and bounded by Calle Real, General Luna, Cabildo and Urdaneta streets. The other two grand houses in the barrio are the Los Hidalgos, c. 1650, and Cuyugan Mansion, c. 1890. Casa Manila is a copy of the 1850s San Nicolas House that was once located in Calle Jaboneros. The architect of Casa Manila was J. Ramon L. Faustmann. It was reconstructed by Imelda Marcos during the 1980s, modeled on Spanish colonial architecture.

Listen to the audio guide for Casa Manila Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off

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