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Binondo (Chinese: 岷倫洛; pinyin: Mínlúnluò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bîn-lûn-lo̍h) is a district in Manila and is referred to as the city's Chinatown. [2] Its influence extends beyond to the places of Quiapo , Santa Cruz , San Nicolas and Tondo .
Escolta Street (Spanish: Calle de la Escolta) is a historic east–west street in the old downtown district of Binondo in Manila, Philippines. It runs parallel to the Pasig River from Quintin Paredes Road (Plaza Moraga) to Plaza Santa Cruz Road (Plaza Lacson). The street is home to several fine examples of early skyscraper design in the ...
Santa Cruz is a district in the northern part of the City of Manila, Philippines, located on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, as well as the areas of Grace Park and Barrio San Jose in Caloocan and the district of La Loma in Quezon City.
On July 23, 1992, Pope John Paul II approved the petition to elevate Binondo Church as a minor basilica. It was solemnly declared as such on October 25 of the same year by then-Manila Archbishop, Cardinal Jaime Sin. [9] On September 22, 2024, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines elevated the Binondo Church into a national shrine. [10]
The district consists of barangays 268 to 394 in the northern Manila districts of Binondo, Quiapo, San Nicolas and Santa Cruz. [4] Until 1972, the district encompassed the eastern Manila districts of Sampaloc, which included the present-day Santa Mesa, and San Miguel that are presently part of the city's fourth and sixth districts, respectively ...
Recto Avenue just west of Rizal Avenue in Santa Cruz. What is known today as Recto Avenue was developed in sections during Spanish rule.The main section leading to the coast in San Nicolas and Tondo from Binondo was named Paseo de Azcárraga, after the Spanish Filipino Prime Minister of Spain, Marcelo Azcárraga.
Bonifacio–Manila Road / Bonifacio-Manila Road / Manila-Novaliches Road / Route 52 / Highway 52 Bonifacio Avenue and Quirino Highway: Quezon City–Norzagaray: Brixton Hill Street Tomas Arguelles Street Quezon City: Broadway Avenue (Biak-na-Bato) Doña Juana S. Rodríguez Avenue (name since reverted to Broadway Avenue) Quezon City
Due to Carriedo station's location being near three districts, namely, Santa Cruz, Binondo, and Quiapo, the station is served by many forms of public transport. Buses serving the Taft Avenue and Rizal Avenue routes and nearby routes, jeepneys, taxis, tricycles, pedicabs, and kalesas stop at and around the station.