In 1953,
after Fort Santiago
was
destroyed
during
World War II, the 2-storey
building,
which
contains
Rizal’s
prison cell, the artillery companies of the
Spanish
Army,
and
the
barracks
pantry, was reconstructed to
become
the Rizal Shrine as a tribute to the National Hero.
It is made up of several rooms, each one arranged around a
theme.
One room called the Chamber of Texts,
features
excerpts
from
Rizal’s writings engraved on metal plates as
well
as
personal artifacts.
Another room features a life-size wax statue of the hero in
the act of composing
the
14-stanza
“Mi Ultimo Adios” engraved
in sandstone
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