Guia Fort
The Guia Fortress is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in São Lázaro, Macau. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse at Macau
- Also known as: “Guia Lighthouse” and “Guia Lighthouse (Macau)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guia Lighthouse and Guia Hill.
Guia Lighthouse
Fort
Photo: J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Guia Fortress is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in São Lázaro, Macau. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau.
Guia Hill
Peak
The Guia Hill is a hill in located in São Lázaro, Macau, with an elevation of 91.6 meters. Situated in the central part of the Macau Peninsula, it features a park, recreational trails, a cable car, and other facilities. Guia Fortress is also located on the summit of this mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tap Siac and Peninsula.
Peninsula
The Macau Peninsula is the northern portion of China's Special Administrative Region of Macau. Its 8.5 square km is almost totally built up, making it the most urbanized and populous district in the territory.
Sé
Suburb
Photo: Majavar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sé is a southeast civil parish in the Macau Peninsula of Macau. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima.
Guia Fort
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: São Lázaro, Macau, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.19643° or 22° 11′ 47″ northLongitude
113.54971° or 113° 32′ 59″ eastElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Height
104 metres (342 feet)Open location code
7PJM5GWX+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 230576208OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Guia Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “东望洋灯塔”
- Chinese: “東望洋燈塔”
- Chinese: “松山燈塔”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Guia”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza da Guia”
- Russian: “Маяк Гуя”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Guia”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Guía”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Guia Fort”. Photo: J. Patrick Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0.