Excerpt from “A Manileño’s Manila” by Oggie Ramos for SEAIR InFlight February – March 2010
“The 58-hectare Rizal Park, named after Philippine national hero Jose Rizal, who died defending his patriotic belief and immortalized in a monument erected in the park, is a favorite weekend place for Filipinos wanting to spend time away from the malls. The park, or Luneta, stretches from Taft Avenue to the seawall of Manila Bay, and has gardens, plazas, a stadium observatory, open-air concert hall, light and sound theater, fountains, playgrounds and food outlets. History buffs will appreciate the “Lights and Sounds of Rizal”, an audio-visual and three-dimensional diorama of Rizal’s execution, with life-sized sculptures by Eduardo Castrillo. There’s also an open air theater presentation, “The Martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal”, featuring a 30-minute dramatization of Rizal’s final hours.”
The Chinese Garden at Rizal Park
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