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Moorish Barracks 摩尔兵营Mó'ěr Bīngyíng
Classified heritage · Macau, Macau
- Time needed
- 15–30 minutes
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Macau
- Region
- Macau
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Classified heritage
About Moorish Barracks
Built in 1874 (Quartel dos Mouros) to house an Indian regiment from Goa that reinforced the Macau police, this neoclassical building adds Islamic and Mughal touches: a raised granite platform and four-metre-wide verandas with pointed arches. Designed by the engineer António Alexandrino de Melo, it has housed the harbour authority since 1905 and is now the headquarters of the Marine and Water Bureau. It is part of the Historic Centre of Macau, at the foot of Barra Hill.
How to get to Moorish Barracks
On Calçada da Barra, about 0.5 km north-east of Barra LRT station and 0.2 km north-east of A-Ma Temple. Only the exterior can be seen; the tourism office's page notes a temporary closure of the building and its veranda for construction works.
Nearby
- Historic Centre of Macau 澳门历史城区 under 10 km
Portuguese tiled squares, baroque churches and Chinese temples, a short walk apart - Tian Tan Buddha & Ngong Ping 天坛大佛与昂坪 40 km
A giant bronze Buddha on Lantau, reached by a 25-minute cable car ride
Also within 20 km: Murals at the Nam Kwong Warehouses 南光仓壁画 (under 10 km), A-Ma Temple 妈阁庙 (under 10 km), Barra Square 妈阁庙前地 (under 10 km), Murals at Travessa da Assunção 沙井天巷壁画 (under 10 km), Murals at Largo do Pagode da Barra 妈阁庙前地壁画 (under 10 km), Mandarin's House 郑家大屋 (under 10 km).
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