Another Macau photo-essay

A few months back, I selected seven photographs that I took in Macau last April to show to this blog's visitors. Earlier today, after going through the collection of photos that I took during my most recent visit to that which, like Hong Kong, is now a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, I decided -- and hope you'll agree ;) -- that there are seven more photographs that look to be worthy of your interest.

As was the case before, I trust that the selected images will confirm that Macau is one of those parts of the world that's blessed with a rich architectural heritage. At the same time, what really should stand out this time around is the interesting blend of Eastern and Western cultural components that are to be found there, and sometimes within a single photograph and/or piece of material culture too! :)

An example of West meets East in Macau:
The Moorish Barracks were designed by an Italian architect
and served as the accomodations of a military regiment from Goa

Example number two:
Only in Macau are the names of buildings
marked out in Chinese and Portuguese! :b

Macau additionally is where stained glass windows
are to be found in a former residence
of a prominent 19th century Chinese businessman
(in this case, the Lou Kau Mansion)

...as well as in the former Portuguese enclave's
many Roman Catholic churches (and one cathedral)

The physically imposing Our Lady of Penha Church
sits prominently atop Penha Hill over
on the southern end of the Macau Peninsula

Further down the southern tip of the Macau Peninsula
lies the picturesque A-Ma Temple complex
from whose interior space this shot was taken

Statuette of the Taoist goddess A Ma
for which Macau itself
as well as its oldest place of worship is named