Fort Santiago ca. 1950s

This was how Fort Santiago looked like following the Second World War and the neglect of the government following the conflict. It was only in 1950 that sporadic restoration began in the area after it was declared a National Shrine by the Quirino Administration. The gate was restored in the 1970s while the entire area was converted into a park by the National Parks and Development Committee (NPDC) and later by the Intramuros Administration