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Learn About Manila’s 'Forgotten Treasure'

Instituto Cervantes hosts a round table discussion on the San Nicolas District for architects, urban planners, historians and the general public

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<div><br/></div><p>The district of San Nicolas has great historical value. The interaction of Spanish andChinese influences that largely contributed to the Filipino identity took place inChinatown, which San Nicolas is part of. Here you can find buildings from the 19thcentury, some dating about 150 years ago. These are the last vestiges of a previousera, of which not many people know about. Unfortunately though, not much valuehas been placed on this area which resulted in the loss of its heritage value.</p><div>									</div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/f0f0a015-74a3-41f2-ba64-329e5cf6f77e_instagram post - san nicolas.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=""/></span></span></div><div><strong>Related Story: </strong><a href="/living/makeovers/ramon-magsaysay-building-dls-csb-design-competitio/33018" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Design Students Give An Icon Of The Manila Skyline The Modern Treatment</a></div><div><br/></div><p>As a first step towards raising awareness about the historical and heritage value ofSan Nicolas, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, is organizing a round table discussionfor historians, architects, urban planners, businessmen, residents of the area andthe general public to reflect on the value of the San Nicolas district, explore itspotential as an historical site, and brainstorm for ideas on how to conserve it.									</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>See this historic gem of a neighborhood through the years in the gallery below:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div class="article-content" itemProp="articleBody"><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/69c5059a-5683-4514-b60e-d3db14df95b8_save san nicolas_landscape.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/b06aae06-6fda-479a-b082-4a49e4b15772_screen shot 2022-05-25 at 1.52.39 pm.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div><div><img loading="lazy" src="https://assets-metrostyle.abs-cbn.com/prod/metrostyle/attachments/6eb35238-c4e7-4a2c-b5bb-d11d339635d5_screen shot 2022-05-25 at 1.53.24 pm.png" alt="" 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class="fr-fic fr-dii"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><div></div></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Plan of Manila and Surrounding Areas<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The &#x27;Ang Kalayaan&#x27; Marker<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>The KKK Foundation Site<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Panciteria Macanista de Buen Gusto  - Formerly the Don Severino Alberto House<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Binondo Church, Image from 1899<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>San Fernando Bridge - In the past, this bridge was also called General Bridge, Baybay Bridge and Lorenzo Ruiz Bridge.<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>San Fernando Bridge<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Stamps Commemorating Historical Philippine Bridges, Including the Puente de Blanco in Binondo, Manila<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Still from Wong Kar Wei&#x27;s Days of Being Wild, Shot In The San Nicolas Environs, 1980<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Clan Shrines and Rooftop Temples<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Old Photo Showing The Youth of San Nicolas, Manila<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Cham Samco And Sons Building - One of the early pioneers of construction and building business in Manila, founded in 1947.<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ides O&#x27; Racca Building, Plaza Mercado, Divisoria<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Street View of the Ides O&#x27; Racca Building<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Fusion Image of Ides O&#x27; Racca Building Showing Current Condition (Left) and Old Condition (Right)<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Casa Bizantina<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hilario Sunico Foundry<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Ong-Chan House<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Kalaw Building<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Eng An Chinese Drug Store<cite>Stephen Pamorada/The Heritage Collective, Courtesy of Instituto Cervantes</cite></p></div></div></div></div><div><br/></div><p>Thisencounter, titled <em>San Nicolas (Manila): The Forgotten Treasure</em> will be held onMay 26, Thursday at 5PM in Instituto Cervantes’ Intramuros branch (CalleReal, Plaza San Luis, Intramuros, Manila). The event will follow a hybrid format inwhich people can view the discussion and participate online, via Zoom. The link is<a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86201518785" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86201518785</a>.</p><div><br/></div><div><em>Admission is FREE but if you will be attending in Intramuros, prior registration isrequired by sending an email to cenmni@cervantes.es. For more information,please visit our website at <a href="http://manila.cervantes.es" target="_blank">http://manila.cervantes.es</a> or our Facebook page at<a href="www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila</a>. You may also contact us at 8526-1482.</em>																		</div>