The Gates of Intramuros (Filipino Pinto ng Intramuros, Daanan ng Intramuros or Tarangkahan ng Intramuros, Spanish; Puerta de Intramuros or Puertas de Intramuros) refers to the old original gates of the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila, built during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Republic of the Philippines. The gates are called either in the original Spanish word for "gate", Puerta (plural: Puertas), or English, Gate.
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