Victory Garden, Urban park in São Lázaro, Macau.
Victory Garden is an urban park in São Lázaro featuring stone pathways, benches, and planted areas designed for recreation and strolling. The layout connects different sections through walking routes that blend shaded spots with open spaces.
The garden occupies part of the former Longtian village and was renamed several times: Campo dos Arrependidos, Campo da Vitória, and Praça da Vitória. Its names recall the Portuguese victory over a Dutch fleet of 15 ships and 800 sailors on 24 June 1622. In March 1871 a marble monument, the Monument to the Victory over the Dutch, was erected here, giving the garden its present name.
The garden's names have shifted over time — Campo dos Arrependidos, Campo da Vitória, Praça da Vitória — all tied to the June 1622 defeat of the Dutch. The victory fell on 24 June, Saint John's Day, and Saint John became Macau's patron saint. A marble monument of 1871, the Monument to the Victory over the Dutch, stands at the garden's centre.
Victory Garden lies between Avenida de Sidónio Pais and Estrada da Vitória on the southern slope of Guia Hill, with bus stops on Avenida de Sidónio Pais serving routes 2, 2A, 4, 9, 9A, 12, 18, 18A, 18B, 19, 22, 25, 25B and H2. At roughly 1,950 square metres it is one of Macau's smaller parks, so a visit takes little time. Fitness equipment and seating are installed inside.
The garden's centrepiece is a marble monument erected in March 1871 to mark the 1622 defeat of a Dutch fleet of 15 ships carrying 800 sailors. Legend places the decisive hit on a Dutch ammunition cart near the present garden, and the date of the battle, 24 June, is St John's Day, who became Macau's patron saint.
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