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The Lapu-Lapu shrine is a 20 metres (66 ft) bronze statue in Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines, erected in honor of Lapu-Lapu, a native leader who defeated Spanish soldiers led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the 1521 Battle of Mactan.^[1]

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+The '''Lapu-Lapu shrine''' is a {{convert|20|m|ft}} [[bronze]] statue in Punta Engaño, [[Lapu-Lapu, Philippines|Lapu-Lapu City]], [[Cebu]], [[Philippines]], erected in honor of [[Lapu-Lapu]], a native leader who defeated [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] soldiers led by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] in the 1521 [[Battle of Mactan]].<ref>http://philippinescebu.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/lapu-lapu-monument-also-called-mactan-shrine</ref>
+==Gallery==
+<!-- ADD ADDITIONAL PICTURES TO COMMONS CATEGORY:Lapu-Lapu Shrine -->
+<gallery>
+Image:MactanShrineEntrance1.jpg| Mactan shrine entrance
+Image:MactanShrineFront.jpg| Plaque recounting Lapu-Lapu's defense of Mactan
+Image:MactanShrineBack.jpg| Plaque recounting Ferdinand Magellan's death
+Image:Lapu - lapu Statue in Cebu, Philippines.jpg| Lapu-Lapu's statue
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Magellan shrine]]
+*[[List of statues by height]]
+==References==
+<references />
+[[Category:Monuments and memorials in the Philippines]]
+[[Category:Shrines in the Philippines]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lapu-Lapu, Philippines]]
+[[Category:Visitor attractions in Cebu]]
+{{coord|10|18|39|N|124|0|54.8|E|type:landmark_region:PH_dim:20|display=title}}
+{{Philippines-struct-stub}}