Imus Heritage Park | |
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![]() The park in 2014 | |
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Type | Memorial park |
Location | Imus, Cavite, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°24′14.5″N 120°54′55.1″E / 14.404028°N 120.915306°E |
Designation | National Historic Landmark (1993) |
The Imus Heritage Park is a memorial park in Imus, Cavite, Philippines commemorating the Battle of Alapan. It is known for the Shrine of the National Flag of the Philippines (Filipino: Dambana ng Pambansang Watawat ng Pilipinas)[1][2][3]
The National Historical Commission of the Philippines recognizes the Imus Heritage Park as a National Historic Landmark through Resolution No. 5 of May 26, 1993.[1][4] The park has also been a venue of National Flag Day commemorations.[3]
The park covers an area of 5 hectares (12 acres), purportedly at the site where the Battle of Alapan occurred. It also features a 35.05 m (115.0 ft) flagpole, which used to be the old Independence Flagpole in Rizal Park in Manila.[5] In 2019, a sanctum of Katipunan revolutionary flags was unveiled at the National Flag Shrine.[6] A 10 m (33 ft) sculpture known as the Inang Laya ('Mother of Freedom') was inaugurated the following year.[7]