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St. Augustine's Square
St. Augustine's Square
Largo de Santo Agostinho
Section 6 on 8

Macau
Streets, avenues

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UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 2005

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St. Augustine's Square was established by Spanish Augustinian priests in 1591, and still maintains the tradition of the Easter Procession. Here are St. Augustine's church and St. Laurence's church.
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The latter was built by the Jesuits before 1560 and rebuilt in the 1850s. Dom Pedro V Theatre (1860), the first western-style theatre in China, is a neo-classical brick building. It has a lobby area, a small ballroom, and a circular auditorium. St. Joseph's Seminary Building and Church (1758) was the principal basis for the missionary work in China, Japan and the region. It is the only example of baroque architecture in China. Sir Robert Ho Tung Library (1894), with a rare collection of books, is a luxurious Western estate in neoclassical style, with Chinese interiors and lush gardens.
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St. Augustine's Square