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[[Image:Macau,China-LotusSquare.png|thumb|300px|The large sculpture ''Lotus Flower In Full Bloom'' at Lotus Square, with the Tourist Activity Centre in the background.]]
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The '''Lotus Square''' or '''Golden Lotus Square''' ({{zh|t=金蓮花廣場}}; {{langx|pt|Praça Flor de Lodão}}) is an open square in [[Sé, Macau|Sé]], [[Macau]], [[China]]. The area features the large bronze sculpture ''Lotus Flower In Full Bloom'' ({{zh|c=盛世蓮花}}) and is somewhat akin to the [[Golden Bauhinia Square|Golden Bauhinia]] of neighbouring [[Hong Kong]].

==Description==
The [[sculpture]], representing a flower of [[Nelumbo nucifera]], is made of gilded bronze, weighs 6.5 tonnes and is 6 metres high. The diameter of the flower is 3.6 metres at maximum. The major part is composed of a stem, petals and pistil&mdash;a total of 16 components. The base consists of 23 pieces of red [[granite]] in three layers and in the shape of lotus leaves. These signify the three main parts of the territory: [[Macau Peninsula]], [[Taipa|Taipa Island]] and [[Coloane|Coloane Island]].

The lotus flower in full bloom symbolises the everlasting prosperity of Macau. The sculpture was presented by the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China]] in 1999 to mark the [[handover of Macau]] from [[Portugal]] to China. Lotus Square today is popular with skateboarders because of its abundance of ledges, curbs and stairs.

== See also ==
* [[Golden Bauhinia Square|Golden Bauhinia Square, Hong Kong]]

==External links==
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* [http://en.macautourism.gov.mo/sightseeing/sightseeing_detail.php?c=8&id=96#.Vv1DB_krLhk Lotus Square, Macao Government Tourism Office]
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