MONUMENTS
Macau has a long tradition of erecting monuments. Some are heroic busts: Camoes in the garden that bears his name and in the courtyard of the Provisional Muncipal Council of Macau; explorer Vasco da Gama in a park near the Royal Hotel; and Jorge Alvares on the Praia Grande. More recent monuments have celebrated Macau as a meeting point of China and Portugal. They include the Gate of Understanding in the bay, the friendship statue in Camoes Garden, the bronze lotus flower at the entrance to the Guia tunnel and the Gateway to the Orient fountain near the border.

Vasco da Gama Monument
Standing in a small park in front of the Royal Hotel, a heroic bust commemorates Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer who discovered the sea route from Europe to India.

Gate of Understanding
Located at the entrance of the Inner Harbour, it is a 40-metre tall monument to honour the Luso-Chinese relations. The monument was completed in 1993.