▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁by ▁Tom ás ▁de ▁Aqu ino , ▁architect , ▁for ▁Alexand r ino ▁Antonio ▁de ▁Mel o , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁do ▁Cer cal , ▁the ▁two ▁story ▁p ink ▁fac ade ▁structure ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁properties ▁pres erving ▁Portuguese ▁influence ▁in ▁Mac au ▁and ▁located ▁on ▁Aven ida ▁da ▁Pra ia ▁Grande , ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁Par ish . ▁The ▁building ▁used ▁P omb al ine ▁style ▁imported ▁from ▁Portugal ▁and ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁to ▁mid ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁The ▁office ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mac au ▁( re located ▁to ▁another ▁residence ▁further ▁west ▁at ▁Mac au ▁Government ▁House ) ▁and ▁the ▁offices ▁of ▁the ▁governor ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁hand over ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁sh ops , ▁resid ences ▁and ▁other ▁office ▁buildings . ▁It ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁roads ▁Tra v essa ▁Do ▁Pa iva , ▁Aven ida ▁Dr ▁Stanley ▁Ho ▁and ▁Tra v essa ▁do ▁P adre ▁Nar cis o . ▁The ▁north side ▁is ▁closed ▁off ▁by ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁entrance ▁faces ▁Aven ida ▁Dr ▁Stanley ▁Ho ▁and ▁looks ▁out ▁to ▁Nam ▁Van ▁Lake ▁with ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁of ▁Mac au ▁Building ▁and ▁Mac au ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁Building ▁in ▁the ▁distance . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁Head quarters ▁has ▁three ▁wings ▁and ▁has ▁under g one ▁several ▁re inc arn ations