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claiming that the government had failed to protect Macao's cultural heritage against threats by urban development projects. One of the main examples of the report is that the headquarter of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government, which is located on the Guia foothill and obstructs the
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In 2016, the Macau government approved an 81-metre (266-foot) construction limit for the residential project, which reportedly goes against the city's regulations on the height of buildings around world heritage site Guia Lighthouse.
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symbols of Macao). One year later, Roni Amelan, a spokesman from UNESCO press service, said that the UNESCO has asked China for information and is still waiting for a reply.
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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.
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The fort and chapel were constructed between the 1622 and 1638. The fort was already partly built during the unsuccessful attempt by the
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3D video made by an anonymous architect shows the future of Outer Harbor with several tall buildings in front of Guia Lighthouse
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were uncovered in the chapel during routine conservation work, representing both western and Chinese themes.
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The lighthouse was constructed between 1864 and 1865, the first western style lighthouse in the
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Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region
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Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region
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Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region
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Guia Lighthouse (focal height 108 metres (354 feet)), including the headquarter of the
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The view of Guia Fortress (center of the picture) is blocked by the building of the
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Meneses, J. (2016). The Victory of Heritage. Macau Business, July 2016, pp.72-73.
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to sign a notice regulating height restrictions on buildings around the site.
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Distant view of Guia Hill and Guia Fortress (center left of the picture).
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Capela de Nossa Senhora da Guia and Guia Lighthouse at the Guia Fortress
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The view of the fortress and the lighthouse has been blocked by the
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United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society
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massive cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1638
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In 2007, local residents of Macao wrote a letter to
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Constructions on the foothill of Guia Hill in 2017.
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Guia Lighthouse (Portugal)


Guia Fortress
São Lázaro
Macau
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22°11′47″N 113°32′59″E / 22.19651°N 113.54977°E / 22.19651; 113.54977
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Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
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Portuguese
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fort
chapel
lighthouse
São Lázaro
Macau

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