English: Mehan Garden[1] Coordinates: 14°35'32"N 120°58'51"E[2] is an open space in Manila, Philippines. It was established in 1858 by the Spanish colonial authorities as a botanical garden, called the Jardín Botánico, outside the walled city. The Garden is the open space off Liwasang Bonifacio (across the Philippine Post Office Main Building), bounded by Taft Avenue, LRT Central Terminal, the Metropolitan Theater, and Manila City Hall. Inside the Garden are structures such as the Lawton Park n' Ride building and the Universidad de Manila.[3] Statue of Sebastian Vidal[4] by Enric Clarasó in the botanical garden. Until the 1960s, the Mehan Garden was a functioning park that was open to people until neglect slowly crept in and decay finally killed the place. [5] Mehan Gardens is near Padre Burgos.