Mercy hall building

Mercy hall is located in front of the assembly hall. It is the first charity organization in Macao. It was founded in 1569 by the first bishop of Macao, janilu. It is responsible for charity relief work, so it is called "mercy hall". After its establishment, mercy hall opened China's first Western-style hospital, baimaxing hospital, and set up baby care center, leprosy home, old people's home, orphanage and other institutions.

Now the second floor of mercy hall is a museum, which collects many religious sacrifices donated by private people. But surprisingly, mercy hall has a close relationship with Macao's leading gambling industry. It turned out that Macao was the first place in China to officially sell Chinese and Western style lottery tickets, and the first batch of lottery tickets for charity purpose were issued by benevolence hall.

Mercy hall building

Santa Casa Da miseric ó rdia is a brick and stone building located in front of the assembly hall of Macao Special Administrative Region. It is the property of charity charity charity in Macao. On the ground floor of the mercy hall building is the office of the notary office of the Macao government department, and on the second floor is the mercy Hall Museum.

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Historical evolution

In 1569, mercy hall was located in front of the assembly hall. It was the first charity organization in Macao. It was founded by the first bishop of Macao, janilu. It was responsible for charity relief work, so it was named "mercy hall".

After its establishment, mercy hall opened China's first Western-style hospital, baimaxing hospital, and set up baby care center, leprosy home, old people's home, orphanage and other institutions.

Mercy hall was built in the middle of the 18th century.

It formed today's appearance in 1905, with neoclassical architectural style. On the ground floor of the mercy hall building is the office of the notary office of the Macao government department, and on the second floor is the mercy Hall Museum.

On December 14, 2001, the mercy Hall Museum officially opened, displaying most of the mercy hall collections from feianda.

architectural composition

Benevolence hall was founded in 1569. The existing building was built in the middle of the 18th century. The facade line was very simple at first. At the end of the 19th century, the arcade part of the existing facade was added according to the neoclassical way of expression, and its appearance has remained basically unchanged.

Mercy hall is located in front of the city hall. It is a brick and stone building. Due to the two-story ticket Gallery added at the back, it is endowed with a neoclassical coat to attract people's attention. In addition to the granite column base, the whole building is painted in white, so even if the facade decoration line is rich, it still gives people a quiet and elegant feeling. The upper floor of the building facade is the veranda of the building, and the lower floor is a 2m wide public passage.

The upper floor of the building facade is the veranda of the building, and the lower floor is a 2m wide public passage. The facade wall body is built on 10 square granite column bases, and the column bases are connected by brick coupons. At the same time, a pair of pilasters are set on the column bases for decoration. This kind of coupons column style architectural technique is repeatedly used on the facade, so that the facade of the building has a hollowed out effect. The building is 22 meters wide, the parapet wall is 12.5 meters high, which is divided into three parts left and right, and the middle part is 22 meters wide The triangular mountain flower is as high as 16 meters, breaking the horizontal sense of the building. There are seven arches on the upper and lower floors, of which three are larger in the middle. The pilasters on both sides of the arch are different in form and style. There are three Ionian columns in the middle of the upper floor, four Ionian square columns on both sides, and Corinthian columns in the lower floor, It appears as laminated column.

Collection

In the past, the charity hall provided help for the old residents of Macao. For the old residents who were dominated by temple fair culture at that time, the charity hall was also known as Zhiliang temple. Macao is famous for its many museums, including racing cars, wine, tea sets, communication history, old pawnshops, Portuguese style houses, great life and equality. Unexpectedly, there is also a charity "mercy hall" Museum, which displays many valuable exhibits related to the development of mercy hall. But she's the most overlooked Museum.

To visit the mercy hall building, please enter from its right lane and go straight up to the museum on the second floor. You can visit the full body portrait, skull bones and cross of the founder of mercy Hall (the first Catholic bishop of Macao). A bronze bell was placed near the wall, which was used by baimahang hospital. This hospital is the first one built in Macao by mercy hall and the first Western Hospital in China. On the other side of the wall, we can also see the sacrificial objects of the Catholic Church, such as the ivory statue of the Virgin Mary in the 18th century, which are unique and precious cultural relics.

Right lane of mercy hall has become a place for many tourists to take photos. Especially in the evening, the lights on the wall at the end of the lane are bright and attract tourists' attention. At the end of the alley, there is a squatting bust, which is the statue of bishop janilu, the founder of mercy hall. It is said that this bronze statue was originally placed on the triangular spire of the mercy hall building decades ago, but it was later removed and now it is re placed here for visitors to admire.

Lottery Issue

But surprisingly, mercy hall has a close relationship with Macao's leading gambling industry. It turned out that Macao was the first place in China to officially sell Chinese and Western style lottery tickets, and the first batch of lottery tickets for charity purpose were issued by benevolence hall. It's just that taizai longhuan puyun is now holding the "review of the lottery Collection - old lottery collection exhibition". You may as well savor the treasures of the old lottery.

Get honor

In 2005, the "historical city" composed of it and more than 20 other buildings in Macao was listed on the world cultural heritage list by UNESCO.

Tour guide

Address

Brick and stone buildings in front of the conference hall of the Macao Special Administrative Region

Opening Hours

10: 00-13:00, 14:30-17:30 (closed on Mondays and Macao public holidays)

Bus routes

3, 3X, 4, 6A, 8A, 18A, 19, 26A, 33, N1A

Address: No.2, right lane, mercy hall, peninsula, Macao

Longitude: 113.54018263519

Latitude: 22.193726709617

Tel. + 853-28573938

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: take bus No.10, 10a, 11, 21a, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 7, 8a, 26a, 33 and get off at Xinma Road station

Ticket information: 5 Macao dollars

Opening hours: 10:00-13:00; 14:30-17:30 (closed on Sundays and public holidays)