
Liwasang Bonifacio: From Plaza Lawton to National Landmark
Standing at Liwasang Bonifacio, you immediately feel how many directions the city pulls at once. Jeepneys pass in steady rhythm, pedestrians cross toward the bridges, and the skyline shifts between colonial masonry and early 20th-century neoclassicism. Positioned between Intramuros and Ermita, and touching the flow of the Pasig River, the plaza feels less like a park and more like a hinge — the point where northern districts such as Binondo, Santa Cruz, and Quiapo connect with the cultural corridor leading to Rizal Park.