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Rizal Park [a] (Filipino: Liwasang Rizal), also known as Luneta Park or simply Luneta, is a historic urban park located in Ermita, Manila.It is considered one of the largest urban parks in the Philippines, covering an area of 58 hectares (140 acres).
The landmark is the most recognizable monument in Luneta. The Rizal Monument holds significant national heritage for Filipinos, commemorating the heroic acts of Jose Rizal for his country. A near-exact replica of the Rizal Monument can be found in Madrid, Spain at the junction of Avenida de Las Islas Filipinas and Calle Santander. [1] [2] [3]
Rizal Park, also known as Luneta Park, is a national park and the largest urban park in Asia. [270] with an area of 58 hectares (140 acres), [271] The park was constructed to honor of the country's national hero José Rizal, who was executed by the Spaniards on charges of subversion.
At a floor area of 176,073 m 2 (1,895,230 sq ft), [1] it is the largest shopping mall in the North Luzon Region. The entire SM City Baguio complex stands on a land area of 80,000 m 2 (860,000 sq ft) on Luneta Hill on top of Session Road overlooking historic Burnham Park and opposite Baguio's City Hall which is situated on a northern hill. [2]
The Luneta Hotel is a historic hotel in Manila, Philippines. Named after its location across from Luneta ( Rizal Park ) on Kalaw Avenue in Ermita , it is one of the remaining structures that survived the Liberation of Manila in 1945. [ 2 ]
The grandstand grounds was also the site of the 2010 Manila hostage crisis, which strained relations between Manila and Hong Kong for a time. From 2020 to 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic , the grandstand was made as a make-shift drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility and later as a drive-thru vaccination site by the Manila city government.
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The Manila hostage crisis, officially known as the Rizal Park hostage-taking incident (Tagalog: Pagbibihag ng bus sa Maynila), [3] took place when a disgruntled former Philippine National Police officer named Rolando Mendoza hijacked a tourist bus in Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines, on August 23, 2010.