High-Heel Wedding Church

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]

High-Heel Wedding Church
高跟鞋教堂
Location
Location	Budai, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Architecture
Type	Church
Completed	10 January 2016
Construction cost	US$686,000[1]
Capacity	100 people[2]

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.[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 promotion 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 church is famous for its use as a wedding venue.[6] However, the building is not consecrated and has no religious function.[3]

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan

References

1. Masuma Ahuja, CNN (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".
3. "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".
6. 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".