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  2. Guia Fortress - Wikipedia

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    The Guia Fortress (Portuguese: Fortaleza da Guia; Chinese: 東望洋炮台) 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 .

  3. Landscape crisis of the Guia Fortress - Wikipedia

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    Guia Fortress is one of the symbols of Macau. The Guia Fortress (commonly known as Penha Hill Lighthouse) is located on the hilltop of Penha Hill in the Macau Peninsula.It was built in 1864 during the third year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing dynasty and designed by Carlos Vincente Da Rocha, a native Portuguese of Macau.

  4. Guia Hill - Wikipedia

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    The Guia Hill (Chinese: 松山or 東望洋山; Portuguese: Colina da Guia) 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. [1]

  5. List of lighthouses in China - Wikipedia

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    Lan Kok Tsui Lighthouse 1990s: Black Point, Lung Kwu Tan 22°24′23″N 113°54′20″E: Fl(3) W 10s: 131: ... Guia Lighthouse 1865: Guia Fortress, São Lázaro

  6. Historic Centre of Macau - Wikipedia

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    Constructions on the foothill of Guia Hill in 2017. The view of Guia Fortress is blocked by the headquarter. In 2007, local residents of Macao wrote a letter to UNESCO complaining about construction projects around the World Heritage Site Guia Lighthouse (Focal height 108 meters), including the headquarter of the Macau Liaison Office (91

  7. List of Portuguese colonial forts - Wikipedia

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    EN: Guia Fortress PT: Fortaleza da Guia 1622–1638 Intact Macau: China Portugal (1622–1999) EN: Khasab Fort PT: Forte de Caçapo 17th century Restored Khasab: Oman EN: Korlai Fort PT: Forte de Korlai Orig: Fortaleza do Morro de Chaul 1521 Ruins Korlai India Ahmadnagar (1521–1594) Portugal (1594–1739) Maratha (1739–1818) Britain (1818 ...

  8. Guia - Wikipedia

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    Guia Hill, one of the seven hills of Macau. Guia Fortress, a historical military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in the former Portuguese colony of Macau; Guia Circuit, a temporary race track in the streets of Macau, named after Guia Hill Guia Race of Macau, an annual international touring car race held on the circuit

  9. Flora Garden - Wikipedia

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    The garden is located at the foothill of Guia Hill. [1] It is Macau's largest public park. [2] History.