Located on the Southeast coast of China, the city of Macau is a popular tourist destination. There are numerous Macau Tourist Attractions and Monte Fort, Macau, the oldest and largest Fort in Macau, is one of the famous of them. Monte Fort, Macau is also known as St. Paul Monte Fortress, Central Monte Fortress or Great Sanba Monte Fortress. Monte Fort, Macau is located on a hill right next to the Ruinas de Sao Paulo.
Originally belonged to St. Paul's Church, Monte Fort, Macau was built in 1616 during the reign of Emperor Xizong in the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of Monte Fort, Macau was to protect the Church from the hands of the pirates and later it became a military fort. Monte Fort, Macau was the residence of the Chief of Staff on City Defense and Superintendent of Macao before 1740.
Monte Fort, Macau was furnished with a reservoir, warehouse and barracks. Quadrilateral with bastions at each corner and about 100 meters in circumference, Monte Fort, Macau had a strong fortification. The fort was protected by cannons on the four sides. There was an ancient tower which was one of the sites of the Society of Jesus.
The fort buildings as well as the Jesuit College and St. Paul's Church were destroyed by a devastating fire in 1838.
In 1965, a single-storey barrack built in South European style of architecture was converted into the Macau Meteorological Bureau. The Macau Museum featuring the development and the customs of Macau was established here in 1998.
The landscape surrounding the Monte Fort, Macau is quite fantastic. Standing on the platform, tourists have a majestic view across the city of Macau.
Monte Fort, Macau is opened from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all the days of the week except Monday. Come to the city of Macau and make a trip to the Monte Fort, Macau.
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