Steem Atlas Directory - Magellan's Cross, Cebu City

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Hello fellow steemian, friends and folks,

Magellan’s Cross - is one of the most popular and famous historical landmark in Cebu City, which it is name after Ferdinand Magellan. It is located at Magallanes Street, Cebu City, and it was infront of the Cebu City Hall and beside the Collegio del Santo Niño, its architecture was design with an octagonal-shape pavilion which made of stone walls and red tiles roofing.

Magellan's cross pavilion perspective

Cebu City Hall building	Collegio del Santo Niño building

According to history, on March 15, 1521 when Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese navigator who navigates in the Philippines and worked for the King of Spain, together with his men and arrived in Cebu. Right in this place, he met and befriended Rajah Humabon - the chieftain of Cebu, and Magellan convinced Humabon and his wife Queen Juana and the native people to accept and baptized with christianity.

The cross base which made of stones

And to commemorate such an important event in spreading-out the Roman Catholic faith in the Philippines, Ferdinand Magellan planted a wooden cross in the soil on April 14, 1521 on this Cebu’s shore and since then the site was been well-known as the Magellan’s Cross. Inwhich the cross back, then was believe as to have a miraculous healing power, so the people started to take pieces of it until it was began to fall apart. Which the LGU who was aware of the incident, built another wooden cross made of tindalo wood just to replace the original cross and protects it.

The tindalo wood cross nameplate marker

However, it was rumored that the cross encase inside the tindalo wood is nothing but a replica planted there by the Spaniards who came after Magellan’s death and the original one was said to have been stolen or destroyed after Magellan has passed away. And the paintings on the ceiling represents the historical moment when Ferdinand Magellan introduced christianity to the Cebuanos in the year 1521. Which it also illustrates the baptism of Rajah Humabon and his subordinates in symbolizing the spreading-out of the Roman Catholic faith.

Several inspired paintings and artwork on the ceiling bordered with red and yellow fabrics

So, how to get this place? Best example and likes in my case, if you're coming from Lapu-lapu City and where Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) also takes place, I am going to ride a public utility bus (PUB) with a route of Mactan to Parkmall with a fare of (0.63 US$), then ride again with PUB route Parkmall to Colon with a fare of (0.44 US$) and drop-off in Manalili street. But if you ride with your private vehicle, ask your driver to drop-off at Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, so from there, Magellan's Cross is within a walking distance of 10 minutes or if you can also join with a tour guide just for a more convenient way and to reach this place.

In my visit with the landmark

Upon entering the landmark, you can see some lamppost, these are outdoor lantern installed in the side of the hallway which it gives a light during the night, and its design was inspired to Spanish architectural.

Lamppost on stand

And the best time to visit the landmark is at 8:00 in the morning to 6:00 in the afternoon, which it is also the opening and closing time but you don't need to rush because Magellan’s Cross is open to the public daily, so meaning it can be a visited destination at your ease and convenience. The landmark is free, which you do not need to pay any entrance fee but if you want to light a candles, then there are local vendors which you can buy a candle, that cost (0.175 US$) per piece and put it into the bottom part of the cross. Infact, many local and international tourists have regularly visited the cross.

Several tourists in visit of the landmark	Bottom portion of the cross base which candles are placed

In the site, there was a police visibilities on the landmark, and so that peace and order will be accordingly implemented, most especially in times of the crowd of people.

Police station place in the landmark's entrance

There was also designated parking area for motorcycles and the good thing, it is free to parked, and on the other side is for four wheel vehicles, which is also free.

Parking space

Overall, the landmark is airy, nice for reflect ones self and needs a peace of mind.

End, I'll see you on my next Cebu tour, and inviting maam @kyrie1234, maam @jes88 and friend @jobreyes24. Big thanks to @mohammadfaisal for initiating this contest for Steem Atlas.

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