Ciudad Murada: A Walk through Historic Intramuros © 2005

Winner of the National Book Awards '06 for the Travel Literature Category!

A local or foreign traveler headed to Intramuros should have a copy of Ciudad Murada. This guidebook aims to preserve and promote the heritage of Intramuros. Though compact and handy, it is a rich source of data for scholars and researchers - bringing to life Intramuros' colorful history.

Jose Victor Z. Torres
AUTHOR

Features

• An entertaining guidebook that promotes and preserves the history of Manila`s Intramuros
• Helpful for scholars and researchers who are in search of data on the stories behind the structures of the walled city
• Narrates Intramuros` colorful history-its beginnings as a Filipino settlement called Maynila; it`s rise to glory as the capital of the Spanish colonial empire in Asia; its decline as a district of a new city; its destruction during World War II; and its resurrection as a national heritage site
• Showcases never-before-published archival photos from the Fr. Luis Merion Library of the Intramuros Administration

ISBN 971-07-2276-X