MONUMENTS
Macau has a long tradition of erecting monuments. Some are
heroic busts: Camoes in the garden that bears his name and
in the courtyard of the Provisional Muncipal Council of Macau;
explorer Vasco da Gama in a park near the Royal Hotel; and
Jorge Alvares on the Praia Grande. More recent monuments have
celebrated Macau as a meeting point of China and Portugal.
They include the Gate of Understanding in the bay, the friendship
statue in Camoes Garden, the bronze lotus flower at the entrance
to the Guia tunnel and the Gateway to the Orient fountain
near the border.
Vasco da Gama Monument
Standing in a small park in front of the Royal Hotel, a heroic
bust commemorates Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer who
discovered the sea route from Europe to India.
Gate of Understanding
Located at the entrance of the Inner Harbour, it is a 40-metre
tall monument to honour the Luso-Chinese relations. The monument
was completed in 1993.
