A-Ma Temple
The A-Má Temple is a temple to the Chinese sea-goddess Mazu located in São Lourenço, Macau, China. Built in 1488, the temple is one of the oldest in Macau and thought to be the settlement's namesake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Buddhist temple
- Description: temple in Macau
- Also known as: “Mage Miao” and “媽祖廟”
- Historically known as: “Barra Pagoda”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Macau Maritime Museum and Moorish Barracks.
Macau Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Maritime Museum is a museum in São Lourenço, Macau, China.
Moorish Barracks
Photo: Netsonfong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Moorish Barracks, also known as the Port Authority Building, is a historical barracks in São Lourenço, Macau, China. It currently serves as the headquarters of the Marine and Water Bureau. Moorish Barracks is situated 200 metres northeast of A-Ma Temple.
Mandarin’s House
Museum
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mandarin's House is a historic residential complex in São Lourenço, Macau. It was the residence and family home of the late Qing theoretician and reformist Zheng Guanying. Mandarin’s House is situated 430 metres northeast of A-Ma Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praça de Ponte e Horta and Grand Beach.
Praça de Ponte e Horta
Quarter
Photo: Николай Максимович, CC BY 3.0.
Praça de Ponte e Horta is a quarter.
Grand Beach
Quarter
Photo: Alexander Savin, CC BY 2.0.
Praia Grande Bay or Nam Van, officially known as Ou Mun, is a bay in Macau. Located on the east side of the Macau Peninsula, it served as the chief promenade in Macau.
A-Ma Temple
- Categories: temple, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: São Lourenço, Macau, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.18607° or 22° 11′ 10″ northLongitude
113.53127° or 113° 31′ 53″ eastHeight
8.2 metres (27 feet)Open location code
7PJM5GPJ+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 192187333OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“A-Ma Temple” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد آ-ما”
- Arabic: “معبدآ-ما”
- Asturian: “Templu d’A-Má”
- Azerbaijani: “A-Ma məbədi”
- Chinese: “妈阁庙”
- Chinese: “媽祖閣”
- Chinese: “媽閣廟”
- Danish: “A-Ma templet”
- Danish: “A-Ma-templet”
- Dutch: “A-Matempel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ايه”
- Finnish: “A-Mán temppeli”
- French: “temple d’A-Ma”
- French: “Temple d’A-Ma”
- Indonesian: “Kuil A-Ma”
- Italian: “Tempio di A-Ma”
- Japanese: “媽閣廟”
- Korean: “아마 사원”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “A-Ma-tempelet”
- Norwegian: “A-Ma-tempelet”
- Persian: “معبد آما”
- Pinyin: “Mā gé miào”
- Polish: “Świątynia A-Ma”
- Portuguese: “Templo de A-Má”
- Spanish: “Templo de A-Ma”
- Spanish: “Templo de A-Má”
- Thai: “วัดอาม่า เปิด 7-18.00”
- Ukrainian: “Храм А-Ма”
- Vietnamese: “Miếu Ma Các”
- Yue Chinese: “媽祖閣”
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