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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 .
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.
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]
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
Guia Lighthouse 1865: Guia Fortress, São Lázaro 22°11′47″N 113°32′59″E: Fl(2) W 10s: 108: 112-19640: ... Landscape crisis of the Guia Fortress; References
Monte Fort House: 1617–1626 Portuguese Jesuits: St. Lazarus Parish: Guia Fortress: 1622–1638 St. Lazarus Parish: Fortress of Our Lady of Bom Parto: 1622 Penha Hill: Fortress of São Tiago da Barra: 1622–1629 Avenida da República: Kun Iam Temple (Pou Chai Temple) 1627 Nossa Senhora de Fátima: Holy House of Mercy 1637 Casa Gardens 1670s
The Guia lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Guia) is an active Portuguese lighthouse located at Cabo da Guia, about 2 km west of the centre of Cascais. It is an octagonal tower in white masonry with a red lantern that has a range of 18 nautical miles.
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