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Escolta — An Architecture Walk Through Manila's Forgotten Wall Street

Half-day

6 stops · Half-day

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Early-20th-century Manila's busiest financial district. Art deco and beaux-arts buildings remain in decline, making it a treasure trove for architecture buffs. An alley being revived as young artists move into the old buildings.

Half-day6 stopsEst. budget 8,000 KRW

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Manila Central Post Office마닐라 중앙우체국

    Lawton/Liwasang Bonifacio · Architecture · 25 min stay

    A 1926 neoclassical masterpiece designed by Juan Arellano. Damaged by a 2023 fire, but the huge Ionic colonnade is still overwhelming. The gateway to the Escolta walk.

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  2. Walk 8 min
    2

    Escolta Street에스콜타 거리

    Binondo/Sta. Cruz · Street · 20 min stay

    Once 'Manila's Wall Street.' The street itself, lined with colonial-era department stores and banks, is an open-air architecture museum.

  3. Walk 2 min
    3

    First United Building / HUB: Make Lab퍼스트 유나이티드 빌딩(HUB)

    Escolta · Architecture · Culture · 45 min stay

    Young makers' and designers' select stalls have moved into the ground floor of this 1928 art deco building. The home base of the 'Escolta Block Festival' on the last weekend of each month.

  4. Walk 2 min
    4

    Calvo Building칼보 빌딩

    Escolta · Architecture · 25 min stay

    A small museum inside a 1938 building gathering old Manila ads, cola bottles, and radios. It preserves Escolta's heyday just as it was.

  5. Walk 3 min
    5

    Regina Building레지나 빌딩

    Escolta · Architecture · 15 min stay

    A corner building designed by Andres Luna de San Pedro (son of painter Juan Luna). The curved facade is a photo point.

  6. Walk 4 min
    6

    Capitol Theater (Juan Nakpil)캐피톨 극장 파사드

    Escolta · Architecture · 20 min stay

    A 1935 art deco cinema by national architect Juan Nakpil. The facade carved with two Filipino women's reliefs is preserved.

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