Guia Fortress
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"Guia Lighthouse" redirects here. For the lighthouse in Portugal, see Guia Lighthouse (Portugal).
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.
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Location | Guia Fortress, São Lázaro, Macau, People's Republic of China |
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Coordinates | 22°11′47″N 113°32′59″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 |
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Quick Facts Chinese name, Traditional Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 東望洋炮台 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 东望洋炮台 | ||||||||||
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Portuguese name | |||||||||||
Portuguese | Fortaleza da Guia | ||||||||||
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The view of the fortress and the lighthouse has been blocked by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region since 2010. Local citizens and scholars criticised that such a case proved that the Macao government had ignored the conservation of heritage in urban planning.[3]