Picture of Manila skyline seen from inside the Intramuros city wall (Manila, Philippines)

Modern Manila skyline seen from inside the old city wall

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Area full of history, Intramuros is historically the most interesting part of the vast city of Manila and basically is the old city centre. There is still quite a lot to see in this unique part of the Philippine capital - the only such Spanish colonial stronghold in Asia.
Originally built as a stately settlement for the Spanish rulers, Intramuros counted with grand government buildings and cobble stone streets - like you can still see in other parts of the world, although it was unique in Asia. Manila, however, was heavily targeted at the end of World War II, and became the second most destroyed city after Warsaw, with 150,000 civilian victims on the Philippino side, at least partly because of a Japanese commander not following orders to retreat; his soldiers took their frustration to the population. Intramuros was badly damaged: only one church and the walls remained standing. Ever since the restoration of the 1980s, Intramuros has regained some of the attractiveness it must once have had.
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