List of historic buildings and structures in Macau explained

The following is an incomplete list of historical buildings and structures in Macau.

15th century

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A-Ma Temple1488; 1828http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=212St. Lawrence Parish

16th century

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Fortaleza do Monte16th centuryPortuguese armySt. Anthony Parish
St. Dominic's Church1550sCathedral Parish
Camões Grottomid-16th centuryPortuguese poet Luis de Camões Inside Camões Park
St. Lazarus’ Church1557–1560Rua de João de Almeida
Holy House of Mercy1569Largo do Senado
Old Macau City Walls Sections1569Beside Na Tcha Temple, near St. Paul's Ruins
Cathedral of Saint Paul1582Portuguese JesuitsSt. Anthony Parish
St. Augustine's Church1591Spanish Augustinians Santo Agostinho Square

17th century

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Monte Fort House1617–1626Portuguese JesuitsSt. Lazarus Parish
1622–1638St. Lazarus Parish
Fortress of Our Lady of Bom Parto1622Penha Hill
Fortress of São Tiago da Barra1622–1629 Avenida da República
Kun Iam Temple (Pou Chai Temple)1627Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Holy House of Mercy 1637
Casa Gardens1670s

18th century

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Wall of St. Francis Fortress, Macau1720sAvenida da Praia Grande
Lin Fong Temple1723Avenida de Almirante Lacerda
1740Macau
St. Joseph's Seminary and Church1746–1758http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=226Rua do Seminario
Sam Kai Vui Kun (Kuan Tai Temple)1750Rua Sul do Mercado de São Domingos
1770Macau
1784http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=231Cathedral Parish

19th century

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1814http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=230Macau
Tou Tei Temple1836–1895Pagode do Patane Square
1837Macau
St. Lawrence's Church, Macau1846 ; original 1560http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=225Rua de São Lourenço
Taipa Fortress1846northwestern Taipa
1846Tomas de Aquino, Baron do Cercal6 Estrada de Santa Sancha
1849Avenida de Praia Grande
Cathedral Church of Macau and Bishop's Palace1849–1850, built 1622 with tapia (soil and straw) and restored 1780Tomas d’AquinoCathedral Square
Dona Maria II Fortress1852Dona Maria II Hill
Lou Pan Si Fu Temple1859, 1883Rua da Cal, Horta e Mitra area
Dom Pedro V Theatre1860 http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=228São Lourenço
Bazaar Temple, Macau1860Largo do Bazar
Tam Kung Temple1862Coloane island
Mong-Há Fort1864; original 1849Mong Ha Hill
Tin Hau Temple, Macau1865 Rua dos Pescadores
Guia Lighthouse1865
Kun Iam Tchai Temple and Seng Wong Temple1867Avenida do Coronel Mesquita
Kun Iam Small Temple1871Foothill of Kun Iam Rock, Taipa (near the University of Macao)
Portas do Cerco1871border area of Macau with Zhuhai in Our Lady of Fatima Parish
Macau Military Club-Macau Security Forces Museum1872Avenida da Praia Grande
Moorish Barracks1874Cassutohttp://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=213Calcada da Barra
St. Michael Macau Chapel and Cemetery1875Macau
Lin Kai Temple1875–1905Travessa da Corda
Opium House1880Praça de Ponte de Horta
Kun Iam (Ka Ho) Temple1881; 1907On the hill of the Ka Ho Village, Coloane
Mandarin's House1881 http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=215Macau
Carmel Church Macau1885Taipa
Na Tcha Temple1888Near St. Paul's Ruins
Pao Kong Temple1889Rua da Figueira
1889Macau
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library -former home of Dona Carolina Cunha1894http://www.macauheritage.net/Info/mwhE.asp?id=229Santo Agostinho Square
Macau Central Library1895
Na Tcha Temple on Calçada das Verdades1898Calçada das Verdades
Island Council Building (present Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau)late 19th CenturyRua de Correia da Silva, Taipa

20th century

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Sun Yat Sen Memorial House1912São Lázaro
Tak Seng On pawnshop1917
Coloane Public Library1917Coloane
Tap Seac Gallery1920s
Taipa Houses–Museum1921Taipa
Macau Protestant Chapel1922Camões Square, Macau
original Banco Nacional Ultramarino Building1926Macau
General Post Office, Macau1929Largo do Leal Senado
St. Anthony's Church, Macau1930Santo António Square
Red Market (building)1936Intersection of Avenida do Almirante Lacerda and Avenida de Horta e Costa
Macau Cathedral1937
Court Building, Macau – served as government offices and Court of First Instance of the Macao Special Administrative Region; now future home of Macau Central Library1951Avenida da Praia Grande

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