Guia Fortress

Guia Lighthouse
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia and Guia Lighthouse at the Guia Fortress
Map
LocationGuia Fortress, São Lázaro, Macau, People's Republic of China Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates22°11′47″N 113°32′59″E / 22.19651°N 113.54977°E / 22.19651; 113.54977
Tower
Constructed1865 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete-clad stone tower
Height13.5 metres (44 ft)
Shapemassive cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, gold trim, red lantern roof
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMacau Heritage (Guia Fortress)[1][2]
HeritageHeritage of Portuguese Influence, World Heritage Site Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Deactivated1874-1910
Focal height108 m (354 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
CharacteristicFl(2) W 10s Edit this on Wikidata
Guia Fortress
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese東望洋炮台
Simplified Chinese东望洋炮台
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDōng Wàngyáng Pàotái
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdung1 mong6 joeng4 paau3 toi4
Portuguese name
PortugueseFortaleza da Guia

The Guia Fortress (Portuguese: Fortaleza da Guia; Chinese: 東望洋炮台) is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in São Lázaro, Macau. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau.

The view of the fortress and the lighthouse has been blocked by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region since 2010. Local citizens and scholars criticised that such a case proved that the Macao government had ignored the conservation of heritage in urban planning.[3]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Macau". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  2. ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 15 October 2016
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference YU&CHAN2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).