Historic Centre of Macao (UNESCO/NHK) 

Macao, a lucrative port of strategic importance in the development of international trade, was under Portuguese administration from the mid-16th century until 1999, when it came under Chinese sovereignty. With its historic street, residential, religious and public Portuguese and Chinese buildings, the historic centre of Macao provides a unique testimony to the meeting of aesthetic, cultural, architectural and technological influences from ...
Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai
URL: whc.unesco.org/...