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The San Felipe de Barajas Fortress in Cartagena is a 17th-century Spanish stronghold known for its strategic design, underground tunnels, and role in defending the city from invaders.

View of an exhibition that was called the 'Indians of Canada' pavilion at Expo '67. This exhibition was set up as a separate entity to the various provincial Canadian pavilions and presented stories of colonial resistance. The…

Construction of the post office (Correios e Telegrafos) was completed in 1929 [Source: Cultural heritage of Macau. (2015, June 16) AM009-Headquarters Building of the Post Office. Classified Immovable Properties. https://www.culturalheritage.mo/en/…

The Leal Senado Building (Edifício do Leal Senado) was built in 1784 and was the seat of Macau's government until 1999 [Source: Leal Senado Building. (2025, Nov 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leal_Senado_Building] Peter da…

Tai Pak Seafood Restaurant, a multi-story floating restaurant, docked in Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter. Lights decorate the structures. Smaller boats float in the water alongside the restaurant, with mountains in the background. Annotation on slide reads…

Busy street scene in Macau during the day. Multiple Chinese signs protrude over the road. Pedestrians are walking. Cars are in the distance. Multiple bicycles and cycle rickshaws are shown. Annotation on slide reads, "Main Rd | Macau."…

Street-level scene at night in Sham Shui Po neighbourhood. Colourful neon signs include a blue umbrella. Cars and trucks are driving on the street. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks under the awnings of businesses. Annotation on slide reads…

Many strings of Christmas lights strung across a road at night. A car is in the foreground. Annotation on slide reads, "Xmas 1965 | Xmas nite Dec 1965." Image processing: adjusted saturation, adjusted colour temperature, sharpened.

Kathleen da Silva sits on the ledge of a fountain in the garden at Leal Senado. Annotation on slide reads, "Garden Leal Senado | 28-5-66." Image processing: reduced noise, adjusted colour temperature.

Colourful neon signs shining bright at night. Photo taken from a high angle. Annotation on slide reads, "Nite street '64." Image processing: adjusted black level.

Overlooking a side view of the Ruins of St. Paul's (Ruínas de São Paulo) from a hill. Views of other buildings, the ocean, and mountains are in the background. Annotation on slide reads, "S. PauIo side view | 5/66." Image processing:…

Front view of Hotel Estoril. The hotel opened in 1963 November 15 and housed Stanley Ho's first casino in Macau [Source: Fong, K. (2024 Jul 5). Five things you may not know about the Hotel Estoril. The Macao News. https://macaonews.org/life/…

The sunlit Ruins of St. Paul's (Ruínas de São Paulo) stands in the background of a residential street. Four people are on the street. Annotation on slide reads, "Macau St + S. Paulo | 12/66." Image processing: reduced noise, sharpened…

Curved road scene. In the foreground, a man sits on the curb. A white moped is across the road from him. A high concrete wall, with red Chinese characters painted on it, holds back trees and shrubs. Annotation on slide reads, "Scene | Macao…

A non-major street in Macau. A sign for Fanta hangs into the street from a storefront. A bus is at the end of the street. Residential colonial architecture. Annotation on slide reads, "Macau St." Image processing: reduced noise, adjusted…

People walking on non-major road. Storefronts with Chinese signage. Bicycles and motorcycle parked. Blue car in background. Annotation on slide reads, "Macau St | 12/66." Image processing: reduced noise, adjusted saturation, adjusted…

Hotel Estoril in the foreground, Guia Fortress and Lighthouse on top of a hill. Annotation on slide reads, "Scene Estoril | 28-5-66." Image processing: reduced noise, adjusted saturation, adjusted shadows, sharpened.

A view of Macau from a rooftop. Overlooks rooftops of other buildings and mountains in the background. Annotation on slide reads, "Scene | 5/66." Image processing: reduced noise, adjusted colour temperature, adjusted saturation.

View of rooftops, ocean, and mountains. Annotation on slide reads, "Macau roof top view." Image processing: reduced noise, adjusted colour temperature.

Shown in the photograph are two buildings occupying part of the perimeter of the Grand-Place, which is the central square in Brussels. On the left is Le Sac (in Dutch, Den Sack, or in English, the Bag); on the right is La Brouette (in Dutch, Den…

Close-up of the top portion of the Ruins of St. Paul's (Ruínas de São Paulo). Built from 1602-1640, the church was destroyed by a fire during a typhoon in 1835, leaving behind only the facade [Source: Ruins of Saint Paul's. (2025, Nov 12…

A view of Guia Fortress (Fortaleza da Guia) sitting on top of Guia Hill. The fort and chapel were constructed between 1622-1638 while the lighthouse was constructed between 1864-1865 [Source: Guia Fortress. (2025, Nov 11). In Wikipedia. https://en.…

Interior of Tin Hau Temple (Templo de Tin Hau). Three large incense coils hang from the ceiling. The altar is in the background. Annotation on slide reads, "Tin Hau Temple Macau | 12/66." Image processing: rotated, cropped, sharpened,…

The Ruins of St. Paul's (Ruínas de São Paulo) close-up at street level. Annotation on slide reads, "Macau | S. Paulo | Oct '96." Image processing: reduced noise, sharpened.

Interior of Tin Hau Temple (Templo de Tin Hau). Three women are shown at the ornate altar. Annotation on slide reads, "Macau Temple | 5/66." Image processing: rotated, cropped, reduced noise, sharpened, adjusted colour temperature.