High-Heel Wedding Church
| High-Heel Wedding Church | |
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高跟鞋教堂 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Budai, Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Completed | 10 January 2016 |
| Cost | US$686,000 |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 100 people |
The High-Heel Wedding Church (Chinese: 高跟鞋教堂; pinyin: Gāogēnxié Jiàotáng) is a high-heel-shaped building in Budai Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. It is managed by Southwest Coast National Scenic Area Administration.
History
The construction was completed on 10 January 2016 and was opened for trial in February 2016. It was officially opened on 23 July 2016. Later in the same year, the church received the Guinness World Records certification as the world's largest high-heel shoe-shaped structure. In 2017, the Tourism Bureau planned to upgrade the facilities around the church and launch a series of promotions for the church.
Architecture
The building is shaped like a high-heel shoe 17.76 meters in height, 11.91 meters in width, and 25.16 meters in length. It is composed of over 300 pieces of blue-tinted glass.
Events
The place is famous for its use as a wedding venue. Though colloquially referred to as a 'church', the building is not consecrated and has no religious function.
See also
References
- ^ Masuma Ahuja (15 January 2016). "Taiwan: The church shaped like a giant shoe". CNN.
- ^ "Latin American Herald Tribune - Cinderella's Shoe becomes Giant, Glass Church in Taiwan". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
- ^ "Taiwan seeking record title for 'high-heel church'".
- ^ Spencer, David (1 December 2017). "Taiwan's Top 10 man-made marvels". Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "'Cinderella' church opens to tourists". 27 July 2016.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-yin (9 September 2017). "Tourism Bureau trying to revive charm of 'Cinderella Shoe'". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Tourism Bureau is planning promotions for 'Cinderella Shoe'". Taipei Times. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Chiayi planning to use electric buses in 'high-heel church' town".
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