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A-Ma Square - Colonial House - Macau - China
A-Ma SquareIn a colourful Taoist ceremony attended by Portuguese and Chinese officials and devotees from various parts of Asia, a 19,99-metre-high marble monument to the goddess A-Ma has been inaugurated on Coloane Island. Visible from far out in the South China Sea, the statue crowns the 170-metre-high Coloane Peak. It cost 8.7 million patacas and was designed by Leong Man Lin. The statue was carved by more than 100 sculptors in Hebei Province and transported in 140 blocks to Macau. A-Ma is highly venerated by local fishermen and has special significance in Macau.
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A-Ma Temple - A-Ma Square - Macau - China
A-Ma SquareIn a colourful Taoist ceremony attended by Portuguese and Chinese officials and devotees from various parts of Asia, a 19,99-metre-high marble monument to the goddess A-Ma has been inaugurated on Coloane Island. Visible from far out in the South China Sea, the statue crowns the 170-metre-high Coloane Peak. It cost 8.7 million patacas and was designed by Leong Man Lin. The statue was carved by more than 100 sculptors in Hebei Province and transported in 140 blocks to Macau. A-Ma is highly venerated by local fishermen and has special significance in Macau.
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A-Ma Temple - A-Ma Square - Macau - China
A-Ma SquareIn a colourful Taoist ceremony attended by Portuguese and Chinese officials and devotees from various parts of Asia, a 19,99-metre-high marble monument to the goddess A-Ma has been inaugurated on Coloane Island. Visible from far out in the South China Sea, the statue crowns the 170-metre-high Coloane Peak. It cost 8.7 million patacas and was designed by Leong Man Lin. The statue was carved by more than 100 sculptors in Hebei Province and transported in 140 blocks to Macau. A-Ma is highly venerated by local fishermen and has special significance in Macau.
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Big Buddha - Hong Kong - China
Big Buddha202-tonne Giant Buddha is the world's largest, seated, outdoor bronze statue of Buddha, at 26 metres high. Visible far out at sea (and from Macau on a clear day), the statue sits atop a magnificent flight of steps which officially opened in December, 1993.
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Big Buddha - Hong Kong - China
Big Buddha202-tonne Giant Buddha is the world's largest, seated, outdoor bronze statue of Buddha, at 26 metres high. Visible far out at sea (and from Macau on a clear day), the statue sits atop a magnificent flight of steps which officially opened in December, 1993.
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Cultural Centre &Handover Pavillion - Lantern Building - Macau - China
Cultural Center & Handover PavillionOpened on 19 March 1999, the new Cultural Centre is a commanding structure and one that will he the possible focus of the international spotlight in December as the venue for the handover ceremony signaling the enclave's return to Chinese rule. Located on one of Macau's most recent land reclamation areas at the Outer Harbour, the so-called NAPE, at the intersection of Avenida Man Xing Hai and Avenida Dr Sun Yat Sen, this new landmark has been constructed at an estimated cost of 800 million patacas (US$ 100 million) and is expected to bring a new injection of life to this area of the town. Designed by architect, and longtime Macau resident, Bruno Soares, the main building, shaped liked an enormous three-quarter circle, is an imposing structure overlooking the harbour.
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Dom Pedro V Theatre - Macau - China
Dom Pedro V TheatreFully refurbished and air-conditioned, the 'Dom Pedro V' Theatre and the Macau Club are situated opposite St. Augustine's Church. The Macau Club includes a theatre, a large hall and committee rooms. The club was designed by Pedro Germano Marquez in 1859. The theatre is a colonnaded building constructed in the grand neo-classical manner. There is a large entrance hall hung with an elegant chandelier, and the doors are swept by red velvet curtains. The theatre itself is roughly oval with a balcony round the upper part of the auditorium, and is intimate in its proportions. The stage is rather narrow but deep. The feeling of exclusiveness created by its size is emphasized by the plush velvet seats and the general touches of extravagance, such as the cut- glass door handles, the red plush curtains and the crystal chandeliers.
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Dom Pedro V Theatre - Macau - China
Dom Pedro V TheatreFully refurbished and air-conditioned, the 'Dom Pedro V' Theatre and the Macau Club are situated opposite St. Augustine's Church. The Macau Club includes a theatre, a large hall and committee rooms. The club was designed by Pedro Germano Marquez in 1859. The theatre is a colonnaded building constructed in the grand neo-classical manner. There is a large entrance hall hung with an elegant chandelier, and the doors are swept by red velvet curtains. The theatre itself is roughly oval with a balcony round the upper part of the auditorium, and is intimate in its proportions. The stage is rather narrow but deep. The feeling of exclusiveness created by its size is emphasized by the plush velvet seats and the general touches of extravagance, such as the cut- glass door handles, the red plush curtains and the crystal chandeliers.
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Dominion Square - Macau - China
Dominion SquareSt Dominic's has a violently dramatic past. In 1644 a military officer who supported the Spanish against the Portuguese was murdered at the altar during Mass. In 1707 the Dominicans sided with the Pope against Macao's bishop in the Rites Controversy. When local soldiers tried to enforce an excommunication order on them, the friars locked themselves in the church for three days and pelted the soldiers with stones. In 1834 the monastic orders were suppressed and for a time the church was used by the government as barracks, stable and public works office.
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Gates Of Understanding - Macau - China
Gates of UnderstandingMade by the Portuguese sculpturer Charters de Almeida, The Gate of Understanding in Praia Grande Bay, is the biggest Territory's monument with 130ft height, concrete central body covered with black polished marble. We are talking about the first monument builted under dispatch 100 of Governor Rocha Vieira, who expects to inaugurate a sculptoric piece of this portuguese author, every year, till 1999, on Portugal's Day for instance. The Gate of Understanding is placed on a platform, holded by stacks, right in the middle of the bay which will be connected to the future free-way through a 200ft long bridge.
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