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Na Tcha Temple stand sadjacent to the Ruins of St.Paul's,withasingle chamber and no courtyard. Compared with the near-by structures,such as St.Paul's RuinsorMount Fortress,little Na Tcha Temple resembles aminiaturearchitectural scale model,although it retains a sense ofdistinctdignity. Dom Pedro V Theatre was built in 1860and was the firstwesterntheatre in China. The building has always been a principal site for celebrationsbythe Macanese community. St.Joseph's Seminary was established by the Jesuits in1728.Theconstruction of St.Joseph's Seminary Church began in1746and wascompleted in 1758. The architectural design of the Seminary building is simplewithlittle ornamentation,while the Church is renowned for itselaboratebaroque style. In1871,anItalianarchitectdesignedtheMoorish-stylebuildingtoaccommodatearegimentofIndianpolicemen.TheconstructionofthebuildingwascompletedinAugust1874. In1905,thebuildingbecameofficesforMarineandCustomsPoliceandnowhousestheMacaoMaritimeAdministration.TheMoorishBarracksisdistinctlyneo-classicalbuildingintegratingarchitecturalelementsofMoorishinfluence. Part of thecity'sformerdefensivewalls,thissurvivingsegmentislocatedtothecenteroftheRuinsofSt.Paul's,closetoNaTchaTemple. Asearlyas1569,thePortuguesesettlersbeganbuildingakindofpalisadearoundthecityfordefence. FromthemapofMacaoof1632,itispossibletoobservethatthecitywasalreadywellprotectedinthenorth,eastandsouth,withstrategicmilitaryconstructions. 《人民日报海外版》 (2004年06月30日 第四版) | ||||||||||