Fort San Pedro or Fort Nuestra Señora del Rosario is located along San Pedro Drive in the domestic port area. Quadrilateral in shape, the fort was built between 1603 and 1616 and measured 60 by 60 meters. The walls were composed of cut outs of Guimaras rocks and coral stonesfrom along the Panay Coast. It is approximately 12 feet high from low tide of the sea and 30 feet thick.
Also called as Iloilo’s “Aduana”, the Customs Building in Iloilo was built during the American colonial period. It is the second biggest Customs House after Manila’s. The architecture of the Iloilo Customs house is a copy of the Immigration building in Manila, which is characterized by a tall tower rising at the center of the building.
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