Located in the Leal Senado , Macau's oldest and most lavish library is a beautiful adaptation of the 18th century library in the Convento de Mafra outside Lisbon, which was built between 1717 and 1730 by German architect Fredrico Ludovice. Though much smaller, with only two rooms, it features a baroque style with scrolling on the ceiling, and dark wood bookcases surmounted by cartouches. The library's19,000 collection includes antique publications in Portuguese, French and English.
