Historic Center of Macau
| Historic Center of Macau | |
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UNESCO world heritage 
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| Senate Square (Largo do Senado) |
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| National territory: |
 Macau People's Republic of China
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| Type: | Culture |
| Criteria : | (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi) |
| Surface: | 16,1678 ha |
| Buffer zone: | 106,791 ha |
| Reference No .: | 1110 |
| UNESCO region : | Asia and Pacific |
| History of enrollment | |
| Enrollment: | 2005 (session 29) |
As Historic Center of Macau large parts of the old town of are the Chinese Special Administrative Region Macau by the UNESCO as a world heritage site under protection.
description
The world heritage includes more than twenty buildings and squares, which are divided into two protected zones. Zone 1 is located between Mount Hill and Barra Hill in western Macau, the second zone is about 300 meters east of it in the area of the fortress of Guia Macau has always been an important location for trade in its past, especially since the colonization by Portugal . From the perspective of UNESCO, this important role of the city can still be clearly recognized in the preserved buildings, in particular the city is one
"Unique testimony to aesthetic, cultural, religious, architectural and technological influences from East and West."
Public buildings such as theaters, universities, churches or even hospitals in the Chinese area were the first to be built in Macau based on Western models.
In addition to Macau's landmark, the ruins of St. Paul's Church , the following places and buildings are part of the World Heritage: Mandarin House , St. Laurence Church, Church and Seminary St. Josef , Dom-Pedro-V-Theater , Sir-Robert-Ho- Tung Library , Augustinian Church , Leal Senado Building , Kuan Tai Temple , House of Mercy , Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady , Lou Kau Building , St. Dominic Church , Pauline Church , Na Tcha Temple , parts the historic city wall, Monte Forte , St. Anthony's Church , Casa Garden , Old Protestant Cemetery , Barra Square , Lilau Square , St. Augustin Square , Senate Square , St. Dominikus Square , Cathedral Square , Largo da Companhia de Jesus , Camoes Square , Guia Fortress with lighthouse
World Heritage Criteria
Overall, four of the criteria for cultural heritage apply to the Historic Center of Macau :
Criterion ii
As a meeting place, Macau has been an exchange of human values in culture, science, technology and art history for centuries. The European influences in China and the cooperation between Chinese and Portuguese authorities are special examples of this.
Criterion iii
For over 400 years, Macau was an important place for European traders and missionaries, making it the place with the oldest and longest tradition of exchanges between the West and China. The effects of the mixing of different cultures can still be seen in the historic old town today.
Criterion iv
In Macau, the development of the encounters between East and West can be seen in architecture. A series of public squares and buildings connect the old Chinese port with the Portuguese city.
Criterion vi
Many of the exchange processes at the various levels of culture, science and technology have advanced important social processes in China and ultimately led to the end of the feudal system and the establishment of a republic in the modern sense.
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Historic buildings in front of modern buildings on Largo da Companhia de Jesus
Part of the historical city wall with Na-Tcha temple
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNESCO map , last accessed on November 30, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d e Entry by UNESCO , last accessed on November 30, 2018.
Heritage: Great Wall of China (1987) | Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing ( Forbidden City ) and Shenyang (1987) | Mogao Grottoes (1987) | Qin Shihuangdis Mausoleum (1987) | Peking man's site in Zhoukoudian (1987) | Summer Residence and Eight Outer Temples near Chengde (1994) | Confucius Temple, Cemetery and Residence of the Kong Family in Qufu (1994) | Daoist shrines in the mountains of Wudang (1994) | Potala Palace (1994), Jokhang Temple (2000) and Norbulingka Palace (2001) | Lu Shan National Park (1996) | Lijiang Old Town (1997) | Old City of Pingyao (1997) | Classical Gardens of Suzhou (1997) | Yiheyuan Summer Palace (1998) | Temple of Heaven with imperial sacrificial altar in Beijing (1998) | Rock sculptures by Also (1999) | Mount Qingcheng Mountains and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System (2000) | Xidi and Hongcun Villages (2000) | Longmen Grottoes (2000) | Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2000) | Yungang Grottoes (2001) | Capitals and Tombs of the Ancient Kingdom of Koguryo (2004) | Historic Center of Macau (2005) | Yinxu (2006) | Diaolou towers and villages in Kaiping (2007) | Tulou loam buildings in Fujian (2008) | Wutai Shan (2009) | Historical Monuments of Dengfeng (2010) | Cultural Landscape West Lake near Hangzhou (2011) | Xanadu Site (2012) | Hani rice terraces in Yunnan (2013) | Silk Roads: The Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor Road Network (2014) | Kaiserkanal (2014) | Tusi sites (2015) | Petroglyphs at Huashan and the Zuo Jiang River (2016) | Kulangsu: a Historic International Settlement (2017) | Liangzhu City Archaeological Ruins (2019)
Natural heritage: Jiuzhaigou Valley Landscape Park (1992) | Lime sinter terrace landscape Huanglong (1992) | Wulingyuan Landscape Park (1992) | Protection zones of the three parallel rivers of Yunnan (2003) | Sichuan Panda Nature Reserve (2006) | Karst landscapes in southern China (2007, 2014) | Sanqing Shan National Park (2008) | Danxia Shan at Shaoguan (2010) | Chengjiang Fossil Site (2012) | Tian Shan Mountains in Xinjiang (2013) | Shennongjia Forest Area (2016) | Qinghai Hoh Xil (2017) | Migratory bird sanctuaries along the coast of the Yellow Sea - Gulf of Bohai (Phase I) (2019)
Cultural / Natural Heritage: Tai Shan Mountain Region (1987) | Huang Shan Mountains (1990) | Mountain landscape of Emei Shan and Leshan Big Buddha (1996) | Wuyi Mountains (1999) | Fanjingshan (2018)
Coordinates: 22 ° 11 ′ 27.6 ″ N , 113 ° 32 ′ 9.6 ″ E