Cathedral of Saint Paul in Macau

Front of the ruins of Saint Paul's:

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  The ruins of the original clock tower and cloister were opened into roads.
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  Stone carvings and bronze statues on the archway of the St. Paul's.
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  St Paul's Ruins from St Paul's Hill, Macau
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  At sunset
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  Façade of the Mother-of-God church
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Front of the ruins of Saint Paul's with stairs:

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  Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral
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  Panorama of Ruins of St Paul's from the front of façade.
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  Remains of the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Macau
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  Remains of the Cathedral of Saint Paul, Macau at sunset
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Back of the ruins of Saint Paul's:

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  The back of the Ruins of St. Paul's, behind the façade are remains of the original pillars and a shrine.
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  The former church room, photographed from the first floor of the façade.
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  Back of the façade with the stairs for visitors
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Details

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  The emblem of the Jesuit Order on the Ruins of the St. Paul.
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  This is the entry of Cathedral of Saint Paul in Macau. "MATER DEI" is engraved on the front door, which means "Mother of God".
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  The foundation stone, laid in 1602, under the front wall (i.e. the Archway) of St. Paul's Church. The inscription "VIRGINI MAGNÆ MATRI CIVITAS MACAENSIS LIBENS POSVIT·AN·1602", which can be interpreted as: "The City of Macau built this Church in honour of the Great Virgin Mother in the year 1602".
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  Detail from the Saint Paul church ruins in Macau. The carvings include Jesuit images with Oriental themes, such as The Blessed Virgin Mary stepping on a seven-headed hydra, described in Chinese characters as 'Holy Mother tramples the heads of the dragon'.
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Sketches and old pictures

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  St. Paul's College and Church before the fire in 1834. It can be seen that most of the buildings of the College and Church, including the bell tower, still exist, painted by George Chinnery.
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  Ruins of the main altar of the church after the fire. Painted by Chanary in 1835.
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  The St. Paul's archway in 1870, photographed by John Thomson.
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  The façade of St. Paul's Church by Wilhelm Heine, 1854
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  After the Great Fire of 1835, the cloister next to the church survived and the bell tower next to it was badly damaged.
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  Some scholars who passed through the College: Matteo Ricci (left), Adam Schall (center), Ferdinand Verbiest (right); below Xu Guangqi and his granddaughter Candide Hiu
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  Jesuit missionary Ferdinand Verbiest. This is an enlargement of a part of the image that is to the left.
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  1869
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  1 October 1908
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  1854

Miscellaneous:

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  The ruins of the main altar no longer exist and are now the Museum of Sacred Art and Crypt
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  Entrance to the museum
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  The original Inner Harbor view on the St. Paul's archway is obscured by modern buildings, and the statue of Matteo Ricci is on the lower right.
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  Looking at the ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral, St. Paul’s archway, stone steps and inner harbor from the Fortress in 1955
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