The most famous (non-casino) sight of
Macau are the ruins of St. Paul's. It was burned down and rather than rebuild, they just preserved the facade. It's the most-photographed place in
Macau.
I think it's very pretty. It was built in the 1600's and burned down in the 1800's.
Here's the back side. There is a set of stairs and you can climb up and look through the second-story windows.
This is the Na
Tcha Temple, built in 1888. People came here to pray for an end to the Plague. It's located right behind St. Paul's. The gray stone wall to the right in the picture is part of St. Paul's.
This is next to the temple and is a part of the old city wall. Probably dates from the 1600's. I find stuff like this so cool. So much of Tokyo was destroyed during WWII that you don't get as much of a sense of history, even though much was rebuilt.
This is the back of St. Paul's. The glassed-in squares protect remnants of the church's foundation. The picture was taken from where the entrance would be, and the altar would have been at the back of this picture, where that gray brick structure is. That now houses a small museum and a crypt. Morbidly, we rather enjoyed the crypt. It may have been that the air conditioning was on full blast.
Gen at the facade. It was also used as a boy's school.
A view of the street leading to the town square. This was taken from inside the facade on the
seond floor. There were a lot of Japanese tourists here.
A close-up of the entrance. It was built by local craftsmen and Japanese Christian exiles. There's an interesting mix of European, Chinese, and Japanese styles on the facade. Because of the Portuguese control,
Macau was used as a refuge for Christians from many Asian countries. The crypt holds the remains of Japanese and Vietnamese martyrs.
The most famous (non-casino) sight of Macau are the ruins of St. Paul's. It was burned down and rather than rebuild, they just preserved the facade. It's the most-photographed place in Macau.
I think it's very pretty. It was built in the 1600's and burned down in the 1800's. 
Here's the back side. There is a set of stairs and you can climb up and look through the second-story windows.
This is the Na Tcha Temple, built in 1888. People came here to pray for an end to the Plague. It's located right behind St. Paul's. The gray stone wall to the right in the picture is part of St. Paul's.
This is next to the temple and is a part of the old city wall. Probably dates from the 1600's. I find stuff like this so cool. So much of Tokyo was destroyed during WWII that you don't get as much of a sense of history, even though much was rebuilt.
This is the back of St. Paul's. The glassed-in squares protect remnants of the church's foundation. The picture was taken from where the entrance would be, and the altar would have been at the back of this picture, where that gray brick structure is. That now houses a small museum and a crypt. Morbidly, we rather enjoyed the crypt. It may have been that the air conditioning was on full blast.
Gen at the facade. It was also used as a boy's school.
A view of the street leading to the town square. This was taken from inside the facade on the seond floor. There were a lot of Japanese tourists here.
A close-up of the entrance. It was built by local craftsmen and Japanese Christian exiles. There's an interesting mix of European, Chinese, and Japanese styles on the facade. Because of the Portuguese control, Macau was used as a refuge for Christians from many Asian countries. The crypt holds the remains of Japanese and Vietnamese martyrs.
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