Rizal Park

Rizal Park in Manila reminds one of the histories and the great national hero of Philippines. Jose Rizal was the one who led the uprising against the Spanish colonial masters and was executed for the same.

The Manila Rizal Park is located in the middle of Manila. The Rizal Park has gardens, garden stadium, observatory, open-air concert hall, artist's sanctuary, light and sound theatre, restaurants and many fountains.

At the center of the Manila's Rizal Park is the bronze monument of Rizal that stands a few meters away from the execution site. Beneath the monument the body of the hero has been laid. The significance of the park is known by the fact that round the clock a guard stands in honor of the statue. International leaders take time to lay wreath at the statue during their state visits.

The Rizal Park of Manila is divided into three sections that begin with the 16- hectare Agrifina Circle that adjoins the Taft Avenue, the 22-hectare park extends down to Roxas Boulevard and the 10- hectare open field across the Roxas Boulevard that fronts the Quirino Grandstand.

The sound and light show in the Rizal Park of Manila is a tribute to the national hero and is considered to be living memorial to the hero. The open-air theater presentation in the Manila- Rizal Park brings to light the final hours of the national hero.

In the present times the Rizal Park is a popular picnic spot for the families on holidays and a popular tourist attraction of Manila. The bands and the orchestras perform for free in the park thus adding to the list of entertainments of the Rizal Park.

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