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and a residence for bishops (not open to the public), and the Chapel of Our Lady of Penha
(, Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Penha MAP GOOGLE MAP ;Top of Penha Hill; 9am-5.30pm; 6B,
9, 16, 28B) , once a place of pilgrimage for sailors.
MUSEUM
MARITIME MUSEUM
(, Museu Marítimo MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2859 5481; www.museumaritimo.gov.mo ;1 Largo do Pa-
gode da Barra;adult MOP$3-10, child free; 10am-5.30pm Wed-Mon; 1, 2, 5, 6B, 7, 10)
The highlights here are the interactive displays detailing the maritime histories of Portugal
and China, the artefacts from Macau's seafaring past, and the mock-ups of boats - including
the long, narrow dragon boats used during the Dragon Boat Festival - and a Hakka fishing
village.
NEIGHBOURHOOD
AVENIDA DA REPÚBLICA
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 6, 9, 16)
Avenida da República, along the northwest shore of Sai Van Lake, is Macau's oldest Por-
tuguese quarter. There are several grand colonial villas not open to the public here. The
former Bela Vista Hotel, one of the most-storied hotels in Asia, is now the residence of the
Portuguese consul-general. Nearby is the ornate Santa Sancha Palace , once the residence
of Macau's Portuguese governors, and now used to accommodate state guests. Not too far
away are beautiful, abandoned art-deco-inspired buildings.
MONUMENT
KUN IAM STATUE & ECUMENICAL CENTRE
(, Estátua de Kun Iam e Centro Ecuménico Kun Iam MAP GOOGLE MAP ;Avenida Dr Sun Yat Sen;
ecumenical centre 10am-6pm Sat-Thu; 10A, 17)
This 20m-tall bronze figure, emerging Virgin Mary-like from a 7m-high lotus in the outer
harbour, is probably the only statue in the world of the goddess of mercy that is not facing
the sea. The lotus shelters a small and unspectacular ecumenical centre, which distributes
pamphlets on Buddhism.
MUSEUM
GRAND PRIX MUSEUM
(, Museu do Grande Prémio MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 8798 4108;Basement, CAT, 431 Rua de Luís
Gonzaga Gomes;adult/child MOP$10/free; 10am-8pm Wed-Mon; 1A, 3, 10)
Cars from the Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix, including the bright-red Triumph TR2 driven
by Eduardo de Carvalho that won the first Grand Prix in 1954, are on display here, while
simulators let you test your racing skills.
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