The Ruins of St. Paul's in Macau have no named architect. The Jesuits built the church, and the infobox lists Alessandro Valignano as founder. The infobox gives construction from 1637 to 1640, while the text says it was built from 1602 to 1640.
The infobox lists the style as Baroque and the materials as granite, masonry and bronze. The stone facade is shaped like a retable on the theme of the Assumption of Mary, and Japanese Christian craftsmen likely contributed to the carvings. It stands 85 feet (26 m) high, with 68 steps and six carved Chinese guardian lions at its base.
A typhoon-related fire destroyed the church on January 26, 1835. Excavations ran from 1990 to 1995, and the site was restored as a museum. The facade is buttressed with concrete and steel. It is part of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Macau, listed in 2005. Visitors can no longer climb the facade. The article gives no hours.
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