Macau Sightseeing - Fortresses in Macau

Macau Fortresses

Barra Fort

Guia Fortress

Mong-Ha Fort

Mount Fortress

St. Francisco Barracks

Sightseeing in Macau

Fortresses in Macau

Barra Fort (Fortress of S. Tiago da Barra) Completed in 1629 on the site of an older cannon battery, Barra fort successfully protected the bar at the entrance to the Inner Harbour against the Dutch in 1622. Such credit was more...	Guia Fortress Guia Fortress, built in 1637-38, occupies the top of Guia Hill, the highest point in Macau. It was designed to defend Macau from attacks from the sea, but because of its position overlooking the entire city, its chief va more...
Mong-Ha Fort Mong Há Fort, situated on Mong Há Hill at the northern end of Macau, is a newer fortress, built in anticipation of a Chinese invasion following the Anglo-Chinese War in 1841. It was completed in 1866 and was in active se more...	Mount Fortress Mount Fortress, built in 1617-26, occupies a hilltop to the east of the ruins of St. Paul' s. It was constructed by the Jesuits as part of a complex which also included the college and church of St. Paul' s. The canons w more...
St. Francisco Barracks Built 1629 on the site of a battery which sank one of the warships' The Golias' of the Dutch invaders, the original fortress of S. Francisco stood at the end of old Praia Grande, facing the Taipa channel. Its armaments i more...

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