Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre is located on an artificial island connected to Av. Dr. Sun Yat-sen, NAPE, by a 60-meter long causeway, the total height being 32 meters.
Symbol of the Centre, Kun Iam statue is made up of approximately 50 bronze castings, weighs 50 tons and measures 20 meters high.
This sculpture's face was specifically designed to show the Universality expressed in the concept of “Ecumenic” - without any distinctive ethnicity.
Inaugurated on 21st March 1999, the Centre was designed and made by the Portuguese architect and sculptor Cristina Rocha Leiria, with UNESCO support, in order to promote mutual respect and friendship among all peoples and civilizations. Kun Iam, or Guan Yin in Mandarin, is a deity embodying love, mercy and compassion, and a figure that represents this message of solidarity and rapprochement between people, worshiped even beyond the scope of the Buddhist religion.
The base of the statue, shaped like a Lotus Flower, includes a Contemplation Room where visitors can rest, listen to music and read. The cupola is decorated with figures, symbols and texts related to Lao Tse, Confucius, Mencius and Buddha, painted on rice paper by the local artists Kwok Woon and Joana Ling.
The lower level offers a Multipurpose Room. Having capacity for 50 people, this room is used to host concerts and conferences, film screenings and other multi-cultural activities such as Art exhibitions, all in order to bring harmony and inner peace to every visitor. This space is also open for public by registration.
This Public Art complex offers a collection of educational materials, especially for young people, focusing on different modes of "Thought " from both the Occident and the Orient, particularly that of the Buddha, Lao Tse and Confucius. So, the activities that can be developed at the Centre are ultimately aimed at revealing the potential of these Philosophies, some of which gave rise to religions that have one significant thing in common: the power to bring about World Peace.
Address: Avenida de Sun Yat-sen
Tel：853-2875 1516
Opening Hours
Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre: 10:00 – 18:00, closed on Fridays. Open on public holidays.
Outdoor Space of the Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre: 07:00 – 23:00
Free admission
Arrangement for opening hours under special weather conditions
Macao, located in a subtropical region at the South of Tropic of Cancer, has a warm temperate climate and ample rainfall in Summer. It has sufficient rainfall throughout the year. The weather is hot and humid between May and September, during which typhoons (tropical cyclones) and torrential rain occurrences are frequent. When Typhoon Warning Signal No.8 is hoisted, all marine and aerial transportation will be suspended. Urban public transport will also cease operation.
Arrangement for opening hours while Tropical Cyclone Warning is in force
Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre
- In case Typhoon Warning Signal No. 3 or above is hoisted, the centre will be closed.
- In case Typhoon Warning Signal No. 3 is lowered, the centre will be open to public two hours after the Typhoon Warning Signal is lowered.
- In case Typhoon Warning Signal No. 3 is lowered after 4pm, the centre will however remain closed for the whole day.