What is Ruins of Saint Paul's?
{{Infobox historic site |name=Saint Paul's Ruins |website=http://www.wh.mo/cn/site/detail/18 |rebuilt= |restored=1995 |restored_by= |current_use= |architect= |sculptor= |architecture=[[Baroque]] |visitors_num= |visitors_year= |visitors_ref= |governing_body=Macau Cultural Bureau |owner= |designation1= |original_use=[[Catholic Church]] |designation1_offname= |designation1_type= |designation1_criteria= |designation1_date= |delisted1_date= |designation1_partof= |designation1_number= |designation1_free1name= |designation1_free1value= |designation1_free2name= |designation1_free2value= |designation1_free3name= |designation1_free3value= |demolished= |built_for= |native_name=大三巴牌坊 |map_dot_mark= |native_language=zh |native_name2=Ruínas de São Paulo |native_language2=pt |other_name= |image=大三巴牌坊.jpg |image_size=250px |alt= |caption= |locmapin= |map_relief={{maplink2|frame=yes|frame-width=230|zoom=15|type=shape}} |map_width= |map_caption= |coordinates={{Coord|22|11|51|N|113|32|26|E}} |built=1637-1640 |gbgridref= |type=[[Ruins]] |etymology= |location=[[Santo António, Macau]], [[China]] |nearest_city= |area= |elevation= |height=26 [[metres]] |beginning_label= |beginning_date= |formed=[[Granite]], [[Masonry]], [[Bronze]] |founded= |founder=[[Alessandro Valignano]] }} The '''Ruins of Saint Paul's''' ({{zh|c=大三巴牌坊|y=daaih sāam bā pàaihfōng}}; {{lang-pt|Ruínas de São Paulo}}) are the ruins of a 17th-century Catholic religious building in [[Santo António, Macau]], [[China]]. In 2005, it was listed as part of the [[Historic Centre of Macau]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. ==History== [[File:Jesuit Convent, Macao.jpg|thumb|left|Jesuit convent, Macau]] The [[Church (building)|church]] was built in 1565 by the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuits]]. Most of the church was built using [[mud]] and [[Wood|wooden]] materials except for the front [[facade]]. In 1595, the church was damaged by [[fire]], it was quickly rebuilt and it was repaired in 1602. At that time, it was the largest [[Catholic Church]] in [[East Asia|Eastern Asia]]. In