Description: Part of the walled city of Intramuros, this stalwart 16th century fort has served as a fortress, a dungeon, a prison a torture chamber, but has found a more peaceful career in retirement as a tourist attraction and museum. Located at the mouth of the Pasig River, Fort Santiago boasts walls twenty feet high and eight feet thick, with a towering forty foot entrance. Visitors can learn about the nation’s history in the fort’s museum, or visit the shrine to national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, who was imprisoned in the fort before his execution in 1896. You can even trace the patriot’s last footsteps, immortalized in bronze on the fortress grounds.
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