Residence of the Consulate

Both buildings are in hilltops facing the Praya grande as it was a tradition in Macau for Public buildings or wealthy merchants.
The Consul Residence (top) was the former Belavista, which means “beautiful view”, was part of the chain of Mandarin hotel group. Was built in 1870’s [...]

St. Paul College

Mater of God Church Bell Tower Procuratoria of Japan Rooms and workshops Japanese Seminary The ruins of St. Paul College are the paradigmatic monument of the first encounter between China and the West, focused in mixenization of cultures [...]

Lilau Square

Lilau Square was in the frontier ridge between the western city and the Chinese quarter that sprawled from here trough the beach formed by the Inner Harbor.
Example of this interaction in the ridge between the two cultures is the house of the Mandarin (please see [...]

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