Walls of Macau

The Section of the Old City Walls are the remains of a wall that surrounded the colonial city of , in Portuguese Macau, in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: remains of the old defensive walls in Macau between the Ruins of St. Paul’s and Na Tcha Temple
  • Also known as: Section of the Old City Walls of Macau” and “舊城牆遺址 Troço das Antigas Muralhas de Defesa

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruins of St. Paul and Na Tcha Temple.

The Ruins of Saint Paul's are the remnants of a 17th-century Catholic religious complex in , . They include what was originally St. Paul's College and the Church of St.

Buddhist temple
The , built in 1888, is a Chinese folk religion temple in , , a special administrative region of . It is dedicated to the worship of the popular Deity Na Tcha or Sam Tai Tsz.

Museum
The Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt is a public in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pátio do Espinho and Santo António.

Quarter
Photo: Cdip150, Public domain.
is a quarter.

Suburb
is a civil parish in the western portion of the of . It has the highest population density in . This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No.

The Macau is the northern portion of 's Special Administrative Region of . Its 8.5 square km is almost totally built up, making it the most urbanized and populous district in the territory.

Walls of Macau

Latitude
22.19763° or 22° 11′ 52″ north
Longitude
113.54054° or 113° 32′ 26″ east
Open location code
7PJM5GXR+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5035380521
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­citywalls
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7963233
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Walls of Macau” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 舊城牆遺址
  • Italian: antiche mura cittadine
  • Italian: Mura di Macao
  • Portuguese: Troço das Antigas Muralhas de Defesa
  • Vietnamese: Trường thành Ma Cao

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Na Tcha Exhibition Room and Cinematheque Passion.

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