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A-Ma Temple 妈阁庙Māgé Miào
Classified heritage · Macau, Macau
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Macau
- Region
- Macau
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- Classified heritage
About A-Ma Temple
A temple complex on the western slope of Barra Hill (Templo de A-Má), dedicated to A-Ma, goddess of seafarers, whose shrine here is older than the city of Macau. Its pavilions went up at different times: a gate pavilion, a memorial arch, the Prayer Hall of 1605, the Hall of Benevolence, which may date from about 1488, the Hall of Guanyin and a Buddhist pavilion. Rocks along the path uphill are engraved with poems about Macau's history and culture.
How to get to A-Ma Temple
On Barra Square, about 0.3 km north-east of Barra LRT station and 1.2 km south-west of Senado Square.
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 Largo do Pagode da Barra 妈阁庙前地壁画 (under 10 km), Barra Square 妈阁庙前地 (under 10 km), Maritime Museum 海事博物馆 (under 10 km), Pier No. 1 (Barra Pier) 一号码头 (under 10 km), Macau Contemporary Art Center, Navy Yard No. 1 澳门当代艺术中心·海事工房1号 (under 10 km), Moorish Barracks 摩尔兵营 (under 10 km).
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