PACO PARK & CEMETERY | ST. PANCRATIUS CHAPEL | GOMBURZA | JPR | PACO, MANILA | Sy Sherwin

CEMENTERIO MUNICIPAL DE MANILA Y CAPILLA DE SA N PANCRACIO
PCO PARK - NO ENTRANCE FEE.
Opens
Friday 6 AM-5 PM
Saturday 6 AM-5 PM
Sunday 6 AM-5 PM
Monday 7 AM-5 PM
Tuesday 7 AM-5 PM
Wednesday 6 AM-5 PM
Thursday 6 AM-5 PM
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ABOUT PACO PARK
One of the oldest landmarks in Manila, the Paco Cemetery now known as Paco Park was inaugurated 200 years ago. The cemetery, designed based on the masterplan of Maestro de Obras Nicolas Ruiz, was completed on April 22, 1822.
Its construction began in 1814 and served as a burial ground for victims of cholera epidemic in 1820’s prior to its completion. Dr. Jose Rizal was secretly buried at “Rizal Tomb” after his execution on December 30, 1896. This was also the final resting place of the three martyred priests - Fathers Mariano Gomes, Jose Burgos and Jacinto Zamora.
It was formally declared as a National Park in 1966 and has been the most preferred venues for TV and film shootings, pictorial sessions, and other leisure activities. Its romantic atmosphere has also made the park a perfect place for special milestones celebrations such as weddings, pre-nuptial shoots, and other private gatherings. Located inside Paco Park, the Saint Pancratius Chapel served as venue for Sunday masses and weddings under the care of San Vicente de Paul Parish.
On February 29, 1980, then Press and Cultural Attache of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Philippines, Dr. Christoph Jessen with then NPDC Vice-Chairperson Teodoro Valencia started a classical concert within Paco Park as part of the celebrations for the “Philippine-German Month,” and the program became a tradition, a weekly fair held every Friday afternoon called the “Paco Park Presents.”
This park has an area of approximately 10,000 square meters. In 2015, the National Museum of the Philippines declared Paco Park as one of the National Cultural Treasures and Important Cultural Properties
Source: npdc.gov.ph/pa...
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