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Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
Biblioteca Sir Robert Ho Tung
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Macau
Building(s)

XIXth century

Area related : Macao

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 2005

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Sir Robert Ho Tung Library (何東圖書館) is located in St. Augustine's Square in the Historic Centre of Macau. The library is housed in a mansion that has good historical, cultural and architectural value.
Description   
The building was constructed before 1894 and was owned by Dona Carolina Cunha. Later the mansion was purchased by Hong Kong businessman Sir Robert Ho Tung in 1918 as a retreat and he lived there between 1941 and 1945. He passed away in 1955 and the building was presented to the Government for conversion to a public library in accordance with his will.

Sir Robert Ho Tung Library was officially opened in 1958 to the general public. In 2005, a new building was constructed near the back garden of the mansion, making the library the biggest public library in Macau.
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Sir Robert Ho Tung Library