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Macao UNESCO world heritage sites

Guia Lighthouse on Estrada do Engenheiro Trigo
Guia Lighthouse, dating from 1865 is the first modern lighthouse on the Chinese coast.
Camoes Garden on Praca de Luis de Camoes de Macau
In the 18th century this hilly, heavily wooded garden formed part of the grounds of the house which was occupied by the Chairman of the British East India Company, known as Casa Garden, which now houses an art gallery, and the Old Protestant Cemetery, filled with walkways, flowering trees, and old headstones marking the graves of merchants, missionaries, and others from foreign lands who made their home in Macao.
Ruins of St. Paul's on Rua de Sao Paulo
The ruins now consist of the southern stone fassade—intricately carved between 1620 and 1627 by Japanese Christians in exile from their homeland and local craftsmen under the direction of Italian Jesuit Carlo Spinola—and the crypts of the Jesuits who established and maintained the church.
St. Dominic's Church on Tv. de Sao Domingos
The church of St. Dominic was built in a Baroque style and is noted for its mixture of European and local Macanese features in its design. This is demonstrated in the church's use of Chinese-style roof tiles and doors made of teak.[8] The church's high altar features a statue of the Madonna and Child as the centrepiece and is flanked by wood and ivory-carved statues of several saints.
Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady at 1, Largo da Se
When first built in 1576, it was a small wooden chapel. In 1623, it was redesigned as a Cathedral. The extension in 1849 and the reconstruction in 1937 gave it a magnificent appearance which remains today.
Senado Square at Largo do Senado
Vast majority of the buildings around the square are European styled and many are protected monuments.
St. Augustine's Church at 2 Largo de Santo Agostinho
St. Augustine’s Church has a simple, neoclassical front which contrasts with the elaborate decoration of the interior nave, chancel and service area.
Lilau Square on Calcad a da Barra
This area corresponds to one of the first Portuguese residential quarters in Macao with a typically Mediterranean atmosphere containing some later Art Deco influences that contrast with the nearby traditional Chinese architecture of the Mandarin’s House residential complex, in a clear example of a fusion of western and Chinese urban and architectural concepts.