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Historic Centre of Macao

Cultural World Heritage property in China, inscribed in 2005 under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv), (vi).

Historic Centre of Macao, China
Photo: Bahnfrend · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
China
Year of inscription
2005
Criteria
iiiiiivvi
Location
Macau
What it is
church building, cultural heritage
Founded or built
1602
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Official website
wh.mo/cn/site/detail/18
Reference
WHC 1110 · Wikidata Q1551411

Why it is on the List

(ii)Shows a major exchange of ideas — in architecture, technology, art, town planning or landscape design — over time or across a cultural area.(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Kaiping Diaolou and Villages, China105 kmKaiping Diaolou and VillagesChina · 2007CulturalFujian Tulou sites, China445 kmFujian Tulou sitesChina · 2008CulturalGulangyu, China525 kmGulangyuChina · 2017CulturalQuanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China, China573 kmQuanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan ChinaChina · 2021CulturalSouth China Karst, China659 kmSouth China KarstChina · 2007NaturalRock Paintings of Hua Mountain, China669 kmRock Paintings of Hua MountainChina · 2016Cultural
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