The Old City Wall: Earth, Memory and a Former Boundary
A surviving rammed-earth wall near St. Paul’s dates to a fortification tradition recorded from 1569 and is now monitored for moisture and weathering.
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The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau: From City Hall to the Leal Senado Library
The former City Hall was built in 1784 and rebuilt in 1874; its second-floor library opened in 1929 with rare books on Portugal’s history overseas.
Three Streets Hall: A Meeting Place under Guan Yu’s Gaze
Three Streets Hall began as a meeting place for merchants in Macao’s old commercial quarter and later became widely known as a Guan Yu temple.
Matteo Ricci in Macao: What the Records Can Support
Matteo Ricci arrived in Macao in 1582 to study Chinese; St. Paul’s College was elevated into a university college in 1594, later than his arrival.
The Protestant Cemetery: Morrison Chapel and Early Visitors
Opened in 1821 and closed in 1857, the Protestant Cemetery preserves a distinct burial ground beside White Dove Square and its public park.
The Oriental Foundation: A Garden House Reused
Built as a villa in the 1770s, the house later served the East India Company and the Camões Museum before becoming the Oriental Foundation’s Macao venue.
White Dove Nest: A Neighbourhood Between Park and Cemetery
At White Dove Square, residents gather beside a park, a Protestant cemetery and the former Pereira house, now the Oriental Foundation.
Guia Hill: Lighthouse, Fortress and Chapel Frescoes
Guia Fortress, its chapel and lighthouse share a ridge above Macao; the lighthouse opened in 1865 and chapel frescoes were uncovered in 1998.
Mount Fortress: A Hilltop Beside the College Ruins
Built with Jesuit involvement between 1617 and 1626, Mount Fortress defended Macao in 1622; today the site also holds the Macao Museum.
St. Dominic’s Church: From Timber Chapel to Treasury
Founded in 1587, St. Dominic’s connects a layered local name to a treasury of Macao’s seventeenth- to nineteenth-century Catholic art.
The Cathedral: A Church Rebuilt and Reoriented
Macao’s Cathedral began as a taipa church around 1622, suffered typhoon damage and was rebuilt in the nineteenth century, leaving a layered history around Cathedral Square.
Lou Kau Mansion: Courtyards, Screens and Windows
Built around 1889, Lou Kau Mansion uses courtyards, screens and layered windows to reveal how a Macao merchant household adapted an urban home.