A gilded lotus rises from a layered stone base at Lotus Square, a civic sculpture presented to mark Macao’s return to Chinese sovereignty in 1999. Its petals turn a regional symbol into a monumental public object.
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The flower’s gold surface catches the light, but the base carries another message. The Lotus Flower in Full Bloom sculpture was presented by China’s State Council to mark Macao’s reunification with the motherland in 1999.
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- The sculpture is called Lotus Flower in Full Bloom.
- It was presented by China’s State Council to mark the 1999 establishment of the Macao SAR.
- Its base uses 23 pieces of red granite arranged in three layers representing the peninsula and two islands.
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