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Chinese Reading Room
This attractive octagonal structure, with its double stone staircase and little round tower, is a wonderful mix of Chinese and Portuguese styles that could only be found in Macau.
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Church Of St Lawrence
Enter Macau's most fashionable church from Rua da Imprensa Nacional. The original was built of wood in the 1560s but was reconstructed in stone in the early 19th century and has a magnificent painted ceiling. One of the church towers once served as an ecclesiastical prison.
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Dom Pedro V Theatre
Opposite the Church of St Augustine, this colonnaded, neoclassical theatre built in 1858 is the oldest European theatre in China and is sometimes used for cultural performances.
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Government House
South of the Church of St Lawrence is monumental Government House, a pillared, rose-coloured building erected for a Portuguese noble in 1849. It's now the headquarters of the Macau SAR government. It is open to the public for a day, usually scheduled in September or October.
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Lou Kau Mansion
Near the Macau Cathedral is this well-preserved traditional Cantonese-style mansion built in 1889. It belonged to tycoon Lou Wa Sio, father of Lou Lim Ioc, who made his fortunes in Macau during 19th century. The mansion has kept its elaborated brick relief and lattice carvings on windows, as well as some hybrid East-West architecture. Interestingly there is no kitchen in the mansion, as the owner's concubines were supposed to bring him pleasure rather than cook.
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Macau Tower
Macau Tower, at 338m, is the 10th-tallest freestanding structure in the world; it stands on the narrow isthmus of land southeast of Avenida da República. The squat building at its base is the Macau Convention & Entertainment Centre.
The tower houses observation decks on the 58th and 61st floors; restaurants and bars such as the revolving 360° Café on the 60th floor; and the 180° Lounge (minimum charge MOParound MOP$100 ;;noon- ) a floor below it.
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