Guia Fortress
Location | Guia Fortress, São Lázaro, Macau, People's Republic of China |
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Coordinates | 22°11′47″N 113°32′59″E / 22.19651°N 113.54977°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1865 |
Construction | concrete-clad stone tower |
Height | 13.5 metres (44 ft) |
Shape | massive cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, gold trim, red lantern roof |
Power source | mains electricity |
Operator | Macau Heritage (Guia Fortress)[1][2] |
Heritage | Heritage of Portuguese Influence, World Heritage Site |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1874-1910 |
Focal height | 108 m (354 ft) |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(2) W 10s |
Guia Fortress | |
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Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dōng Wàngyáng Pàotái |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | dung1 mong6 joeng4 paau3 toi4 |
The Guia Fortress (
.The view of the fortress and the lighthouse has been blocked by the
Architecture
The fort and chapel were constructed between the 1622 and 1638. The fort was already partly built during the unsuccessful attempt by the Netherlands to capture Macau from Portugal, providing an advantageous firing position for defending against naval attacks.
Lighthouse
It has been suggested that this section be Farol da Guia. (Discuss ) (January 2021) |
The lighthouse was constructed between 1864 and 1865, the first western style lighthouse in the
Chapel
It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia. (Discuss) (January 2021) |
The chapel (Portuguese: Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia; Chinese: 聖母雪地殿教堂) was built around 1622 inside the Guia Fortress.
In 1998, frescoes were uncovered in the chapel during routine conservation work, representing both western and Chinese themes.
Threat
In 2007, local residents of Macao wrote a letter to
In 2015, the
In 2016, the Macau government approved an 81-metre (266-foot) construction limit for the residential project, which reportedly goes against the city's regulations on the height of buildings around world heritage site Guia Lighthouse.[4]
Professor at Stanford University Dr. Ming K. Chan (Chinese: 陳明銶) and professor at University of Macau Dr. Eilo Yu (Chinese: 余永逸) commented the Guia Lighthouse case proved that the Macao government had ignored the conservation of heritage in urban planning.[3]
See also
- Fortaleza do Monte, another Portuguese fort in Macau
- List of lighthouses in Macau
- List of oldest buildings and structures in Macau
- Landscape crisis of the Guia Fortress
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Macau". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
- ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 15 October 2016
- ^ ISBN 978-9629372071.
- ^ a b c "New Macau alerts UN to construction project near lighthouse". Macau Daily Times. November 8, 2016.
- ^ Meneses, J. (2016). The Victory of Heritage. Macau Business, July 2016, pp.72-73.
External links
- English site for Macau Heritage
- Future of historic Guia Lighthouse
- 3D video made by an anonymous architect shows the future of Outer Harbor with several tall buildings in front of Guia Lighthouse
Guia Fortress.
22°11′47″N 113°33′00″E / 22.1965°N 113.55°E