- The Old Diplomat Hotel
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What is the history of this place @Icaiasha . Looks like it has been out of use for so long
THOUGH IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT as a retreat house for friars of the Dominican Order, much of this dilapidated building’s history has been anything but peaceful.
The Dominican Hill Retreat House was built in 1913 atop a hill in the famed Philippine City of Pines. With the outbreak of World War II, it became a camp for refugees escaping the Japanese army, but was eventually invaded. The Japanese secret police, the Kempeitai, committed terrible acts of brutality, massacring, raping, and torturing many of the inhabitants, and even decapitating nuns and priests.