Plaza Miranda is a public square bounded by Quezon Boulevard, Hidalgo Street and Evangelista Street in Quiapo, Manila. It is the plaza which fronts the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, one of the main churches of the City of Manila, and is considered as the center of Quiapo as a whole. Inaugurated in its current form by Mayor Arsenio Lacson in 1961, it is named after José Sandino y Miranda, who served as the Philippines' Secretary of the Treasury between 1833 and 1854.
Considered the center of Quiapo, Plaza Miranda is surrounded by several shopping buildings and its most famous landmark, the Quiapo Church
National Historical Commission of the Philippines' historical marker commemorating Plaza Miranda; unveiled on the 50th anniversary of the Plaza Miranda bombing.
The top of the Obelisk in Plaza Miranda.
The facade of Quiapo Church, looms over the plaza.
Quezon Boulevard is a short stretch of highway in Manila, Philippines running north–south through the district of Quiapo. It is a six- to ten-lane 1.1-kilometer-long (0.68 mi) divided boulevard designated as a component of National Route 170 (N170) of the Philippine highway network, except for its service roads, and Radial Road 8 (R-8) of Manila's arterial road network which links the center of Manila to North Luzon Expressway in Quezon City in the north. The boulevard is the main access to the popular Quiapo Church and is one of the main thoroughfares of the University Belt area.
Looking south towards Quezon Bridge
Quezon Boulevard north of Recto Avenue
Quezon Boulevard south of Recto Avenue
Quiapo Church and Plaza Miranda