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The Senado Square, or Senate Square (Chinese: 議事亭前地; Cantonese Yale: Yíh Sih Tìhng Chìhn Deih; Portuguese: Largo do Senado), is a paved town square in Sé, Macau, China, and part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau World Heritage Site. [1]
The title Leal Senado (lit. ' Loyal Senate ') was bestowed on Macau's government in 1810 by Portugal's prince regent João, who later became King John VI of Portugal.This was a reward for Macau's loyalty to Portugal, which refused to recognise Spain’s sovereignty during the Philippine Dynasty that it occupied Portugal, between 1580 and 1640.
In the 17th and 18th-centuries, the site was the location of a graveyard. [2] In 1812, Senate Square was designated as the main square for the new capital of Helsinki in the city plan designed by Johan Albrecht Ehrenström. [3]
The Holy House of Mercy of Macau (Portuguese: Santa Casa da Misericórdia; Chinese: 仁慈堂大樓), is a historic building in Senado Square, Sé, Macau.Established as a branch of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia, it was first built in 1569 on the orders of the Bishop of Macau, Belchior Carneiro Leitão.
Macau General Post Office Building in c.1950. The Macau General Post Office (Chinese: 澳門郵政局大樓; Portuguese: Edificio Sede dos CTT) is a 3-storey building at the intersection of Senado Square and Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in Sé, Macau, China.
The Senate Square can refer to several squares depending on the city: Helsinki Senate Square, a square in Helsinki, Finland; The Saint Petersburg Senate Square, a square in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly known as Decembrists' Square; The Moscow Senate Square, a square in Moscow between Kremlin Arsenal and Kremlin Senate
St. Augustine's Square Sir Robert Ho Tung Library: St. Augustine's Square St. Augustine's Church: 3 St. Augustine's Square Leal Senado Building: Senado Square Sam Kai Vui Kun (Kuan Tai Temple) 10 Rua Sul do Mercado de São Domingos Holy House of Mercy: Senado Square Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady: Lou Kau Mansion: St. Dominic's Church
The Holy House of Mercy is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed in 1569 and situated within the Historic Centre of Macau, in the Senado Square. [29] The building was designed and constructed by D. Belchior Carneiro, following a neo-classical architectural trend [30] through incorporating 14 arches on the face and stands 2 stories high.