Designed and built at the beginning of the 1960s by Alfred Victor Jorge Alvares, a Portuguese architect based in Hong Kong, Hotel Estoril was opened on November 15, 1963. Located at the Avenida de Sidónio Pais, a premium location in the city at the time, the hotel was the first “casino-resort” from Stanley Ho. Ho commissioned the emblematic façade panel from the famous Macau-based Italian sculptor, architect, and building contractor, Oséo Leopoldo Goffredo Acconci. The artwork includes the image of a half-naked goddess called Fortune, as well as images of a dolphin and a seagull that symbolize love and serenity respectively, according to the Macau Antigo blog. The artwork is 13.6 meters high and 5.7 meters wide. MDT/Renato Marques
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