Quiapo Church,
at Plaza Miranda along Quezon Ave, is worth seeing not so much
for its architecture but more for its contents. The Black Nazarene
which is one of the Philippines' most worshipped repre-sentations
of Christ is kept here. The statue allegedly was carved by Mexican
Indios at the beginning of the 17th century and brought to the
Philippines by one of the regular galleons which carried most
foreign trade to the archipelago in the early days.
On Friday
evenings, long lines of the faithful pass by the glass case which
con-tains the figurine. They present to it their grievances from
which they request relief, and their wishes which they expect
to be-come reality.
On Good Friday,
the Black Nazarene is carried in procession throughout the city,
fol-lowed by huge masses.
Quiapo Church
is located in one of the most air polluted areas of Metro Manila.
This is probably why the whole church needed renovation in the
middle of the eighties. Now, the original Quiapo Church is mantled
in a concrete housing which might resist jeepney exhausts better
than the old stone walls.
Some popular
sights:
Rizal
Park
Paco
Park
Intramuros
Fort
Santiago
San
Agustin Church
The
Manila Cathedral
Quiapo
Church
Malacanang
Palace
CCP
(Cultural Center of the Phils. )
Nayong
Pilipino
Chinese
Cemetery
Bamboo
Organ
Hobbit
House