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Monte Fort
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22 Calcada das Verdades
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Built between 1617 and 1626, Mount Fortress was once Macau's primary defense against pirates and attack from the sea, even saving the city from an attempted Dutch invasion. Construction was begun by the Jesuits, with military barracks, wells and a large enough arsenal to withstand up to two years under siege, before being seized by the governor of Macau. Since the 1960s, it has served as a weather observatory and, more recently, as the home of the Macao Museum. 大炮台始建於1617年,至1626年建成,是當時澳門為防範海盜及敵軍的海上攻擊而設的重要軍事設施,更曾成功抵禦荷蘭人入侵。該炮台由耶穌會士修建,工程還包括官兵的營房、儲水池及軍需庫,內藏足以應付長達兩年敵軍包圍的儲備,及至後來由澳門政府接管。自1960年代起,大炮台改建成氣象台,現址已成為澳門博物館。
Built between 1617 and 1626, Mount Fortress was once Macau's primary defense against pirates and attack from the sea, even saving the city from an attempted Dutch invasion. Construction was begun by the Jesuits, with military barracks, wells and a large enough arsenal to withstand up to two years un…
It forms part of the "Historic Centre of Macau", a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort was built between 1617 and 1626 on the 52 metre-tall Mount Hill,located directly east of the Ruins of St.Paul's.