Senado Square (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Senado Square, or Senate Square, is a paved area in the centre of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, China, enclosed by the buildings of the Leal Senado, the General Post Office, and St. Dominic's Church. The square is paved in the traditional Portuguese pavement. The main road of Macau's historic centre, Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro passes through the square. The square is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Macau." The Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Imp rio Portugu s), also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire (Ultramar Portugu s) or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (Imp rio Colonial Portugu s), was the first global empire in history. In addition, it was the longest-lived of the modern European colonial empires, spanning almost six centuries, from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the handover of Macau in 1999. The empire spread throughout a vast number of territories that are now part of 49 different sovereign states.