Provisional Municipal Council of Macau
(ex-Leal Senado)
The building is regarded as the most outstanding example of
Portuguese architecture in the territory. A public library
is located on the first floor and its two inner chambers contain
magnificent examples of the institution at Coimbra, in Portugal.
Largo do Senado Square
The 3700m, Largo do Senado square is a newly paved with a
wavepatterned mosaic of coloured stones, created by Portuguese
experts. From the main road to the church of St. Dominic,
the pavement extends to the ruins of St. Paul's, making the
heart of the city a pedestrian paradise.
Old Protestant Cemetery
Among those buried here: Dr. Robert Morrison, who compiled
the first English and Chinese dictionary and translated the
Bible into Chinese; George Chinnery, an artist who lived in
Macau in the 18th century; Capt. Lord John Spencer Churchill,
Commander of H.M. Ship Druid and an ancestor of Sir Winston
Churchill; also seamen and non-Portuguese Traders.
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