RIZAL PARK #270400
RIZAL PARK (also called LUNETA
PARK) is a historical urban park located along Roxas Boulevard, City of Manila,
Philippines, adjacent to the old walled city of Intramuros. Since the Spanish Colonial Era, the Park has
been a favourite leisure spot, and is frequented on Sundays and national
holidays. It is one of the major tourist
attractions of the City of Manila.
Situated by Manila Bay, Luneta is also an important site in Philippine
history. The execution of national hero
Dr. Jose Rizal on December 30, 1896, sparked the 1898 Philippine Revolution
against the Kingdom of Spain. The area
was officially renamed Rizal Park in his honor, and the monument enshrining his
remains serves as the symbolic focal point of the Park.
