Macau fortresses had suffered a constant updating required by the evolution of the artillery firepower. After the trenches system failure in W.W.I., the Maginot and Siegfried line were considered inexpugnable compounds. In Guia Hill, formerly a military restrict area site, in 1930′s a Maginot type of low profile surface shape, well camouflaged system defense was [...]

Macau fortresses had suffered a constant updating required by the evolution of the artillery firepower. After the trenches system failure in W.W.I., the Maginot and Siegfried line were considered inexpugnable compounds. In Guia Hill, formerly a military restrict area site, in 1930′s a Maginot type of low profile surface shape, well camouflaged system defense was [...]

The old Senate Building clearly visible in the background of this 19th century sketch by George Chinnery. The Misericordia Church (below) had a mediaeval tower. No other building in the city served as many functions as the Senate. Through its long history, it was used as the City Government (the Senate), meeting hall, law and [...]