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===Parks and open areas===

Directly south of Intramuros lies [[Luneta Park|Rizal Park]], the country's most significant park. Also known as ''Luneta'' (Spanish term for "crescent-shaped") and previously as ''Bagumbayan'', the 60 hectare Rizal Park sits on the site where [[José Rizal]], the country's national hero, was executed by the Spaniards on charges of subversion. A monument stands in his honor where Rizal's remains were buried. The big flagpole west of the Rizal Monument is the Kilometer Zero for road distances on the island of [[Luzon]] and the rest of the country.