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Monte Fort - Macau - China
Monte FortBuilt 1617-26, Monte Fort occupies 21,000 square feet in all irregular quadrangles with bastions at each corner. It contained barracks, cisterns and storehouses capable of sustaining a siege of up to two years. Constructed by the Jesuits of chunambo on granite foundations, with brick guardrooms and cannon housings, the fort was part (of a complex together with the college and church of St. Paul's. Soon after Mascarenhas arrived to be governor. He turned the Jesuits out and the fort became government house until 1749, when it was moved to a building on the Praia Grande.
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Penha Chapel - Macau - China
Penha ChapelThe first chapel was founded in 1622 by the crew and passengers of a ship which had narrowly escaped capture by the Dutch. The chapel served as a point of pilgrimage for sailors embarking on a hazardous voyage. The chapel was completely rebuilt, along with the Bishop's Palace in 1837. It is open daily from 9 am to 5:30 pm.
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Ruins Of St. Paul - Macau - China
Ruins of St. PaulAll that remains of the greatest of Macau's churches is its magnificent stone facade and grand staircase. The church was built in 1602 adjoining the Jesuit College of St. Paul's, the first Western college in the Far East where missionaries such as Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall studied Chinese before serving at the Ming Court in Beijing as astronomers and mathematicians. The church, made of taipa and wood, was brilliantly decorated and furnished, according to early travelers. The facade of carved stone was built in 1620-27 by Japanese Christian exiles and local craftsmen under the direction of Italian Jesuit Carlo Spinola.
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St. Augustine's Square - Macau - China
St. Augustine's SquareThe original church was built by Spanish Augustinian friars in 1586 and taken over by the Portuguese three years later. The present building dates from 1814 and has a spacious interior with three aisles separated by colonnades. The marble-clad high altar contains a statue of Christ carrying the cross. When the Augustinians were expelled in 1712, the Passos procession was cancelled. It was a time of food shortage and the local Chinese associated the two events. They asked that ""the man with the cross"" walk the streets again and when the Church agreed the shortage ended.
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Wine Museum - Macau - China
Wine MuseumThe Wine Museum of Macau, opened on 15 December 1995, is a space of cultural, recreational and cultural characteristics, where the visitor has a date with the History of the Wine and the Vineyard, with the world of the utensils connected with the viniculture and the wine production and with a complete exhibition of vintage and new wines, where they can be appreciated in a wine tasting, that constitutes one of the visit best moments. The area of the Museum allows different opportunities of viewing, exhibition, reading and tasting to the visitor inviting him to the world of the Wine, as a component of social and cultural expression of great significance in the Portuguese tradition, making him appreciate the wine, as a way of socializing, in rhythms of routine or celebration.
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Wine Museum - Macau - China
Wine MuseumThe Wine Museum of Macau, opened on 15 December 1995, is a space of cultural, recreational and cultural characteristics, where the visitor has a date with the History of the Wine and the Vineyard, with the world of the utensils connected with the viniculture and the wine production and with a complete exhibition of vintage and new wines, where they can be appreciated in a wine tasting, that constitutes one of the visit best moments. The area of the Museum allows different opportunities of viewing, exhibition, reading and tasting to the visitor inviting him to the world of the Wine, as a component of social and cultural expression of great significance in the Portuguese tradition, making him appreciate the wine, as a way of socializing, in rhythms of routine or celebration.
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