UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Moorish Barracks

The Moorish Barracks of 1874 carry pointed horseshoe arches and deep verandas across 2,700 m² of [Barra Hill](/macau/destinations/barra-neighborhood/), built for a regiment brought from Goa.

Senado Square

[Senado](/macau/destinations/senado-neighborhood/) Square is 3,700 m² of wave-patterned calçada enclosed by pastel neoclassical fronts, Macau's civic centre since the late 16th century.

A-Ma Temple

A-Ma Temple predates the Portuguese city — a 1488 gatehouse and six halls stepped into the Barra hillside, with 17th-century junk carvings in the rock.

St. Dominic's Church

St Dominic's Church was founded in 1587 by Dominicans from Acapulco and rebuilt in Baroque by 1828; China's first Portuguese newspaper started here.

Dom Pedro V Theatre

Dom Pedro V Theatre, completed 1860, is a pale-green neoclassical playhouse on Largo de Santo Agostinho, horseshoe-planned behind an Ionic portico.

Ruins of St. Paul's

The Ruins of St Paul's is the granite facade of Mater Dei, cut 1602-40 by Japanese Christian exiles — five tiers mixing Baroque and Asian carving.

Mandarin's House

Mandarin's House of 1869 runs 4,000 m² of Lingnan courtyard housing in grey brick, with teak screens, mother-of-pearl inlay and arched windows.

Treasure of Sacred Art (St. Dominic's)