High-Heel Wedding Church

23°22′40.3″N 120°08′55.5″E / 23.377861°N 120.148750°E / 23.377861; 120.148750

High-Heel Wedding Church
高跟鞋教堂
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General information
LocationBudai, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Completed10 January 2016
CostUS$686,000[1]
Other information
Seating capacity100 people[2]

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.[3][4]

History

The construction was completed on 10 January 2016 and was opened for trial in February 2016.[citation needed] It was officially opened on 23 July 2016.[5] Later in the same year, the church received the Guinness World Records certification as the world's largest high-heel shoe-shaped structure.[6] In 2017, the Tourism Bureau planned to upgrade the facilities around the church and launch a series of promotions for the church.[7]

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.[8]

Events

The place is famous for its use as a wedding venue.[6] Though colloquially referred to as a 'church', the building is not consecrated and has no religious function.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Masuma Ahuja (15 January 2016). "Taiwan: The church shaped like a giant shoe". CNN.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Taiwan seeking record title for 'high-heel church'".
  4. ^ Spencer, David (1 December 2017). "Taiwan's Top 10 man-made marvels". Taiwan News. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "'Cinderella' church opens to tourists". 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ a b Lee, Hsin-yin (9 September 2017). "Tourism Bureau trying to revive charm of 'Cinderella Shoe'". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Tourism Bureau is planning promotions for 'Cinderella Shoe'". Taipei Times. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Chiayi planning to use electric buses in 'high-heel church' town".
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