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Praia Grande (Macau)

Praia Grande Bay (Nam Van)
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Coordinates 22°10′35″N 113°32′46″E / 22.17639°N 113.54611°E / 22.17639; 113.54611Coordinates: 22°10′35″N 113°32′46″E / 22.17639°N 113.54611°E / 22.17639; 113.54611
Type Bay
River sources Pearl River
Ocean/sea sources Pacific Ocean
Basin countries China
Settlements Macau
Zhuhai

Praia Grande Bay (Portuguese: Baía da Praia Grande or Chinese: 大灣; literally: "large bay") or Nam Van (Chinese: 南灣; literally: "south bay"), officially known as Ou Mun (Chinese: 澳門), is a bay in Macau, China. Located on the east side of the Macau Peninsula, it served as the chief promenade in Macau. It was the site of the governor's palace, the administrative offices, the consulates, and the leading commercial establishments. It has been credited as probably the "most depicted view of 19th-century Macau", and its most characteristic landmark for many years. The bay was confined by the Fortress of St. Francis in the north-east and the Fortress of Bomparto in the south-west. Only a few colonial buildings remain, and the landscape has been largely altered by land reclamation and high-rise buildings.

The Praia Grande (published 1843)

Praia Grande from the north, c. 1830

Praia Grande from the south, c. 1830

View of Praia Grande from a doorway on Penha Hill, 1834

Praia Grande, 1825–52


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