ARTIFACTS THAT TELL STORIES.
This week I will check if the World War 2 cannon hidden inside the walls of Intramuros, near the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, is still there. Has it been disarmed? It points in the direction of the Rizal Monument.
On my last Intramuros visit I saw this bronze cannon near the Bastion de San Diego (Left) that is so clean and shiny from all the hands that caressed it over the centuries. I trace the letters V-O-C A[msterdam] on the cannon (Right), with my...
Published on May 03, 2022 05:01