Chung Tai Chan Monastery

Coordinates: 24°00′32.9″N 120°56′40.5″E / 24.009139°N 120.944583°E / 24.009139; 120.944583

Chung Tai Chan Monastery
中台禪寺
People
Architecture
Architect C. Y. Lee
Style Monastery
Groundbreaking 1990
Completion date 2001
Construction cost US$650 million
Site
Location Puli, Nantou County, Taiwan

Chung Tai Chan Monastery (Chinese: 中台禪寺; pinyin: Zhōngtáichán Sì) is a Buddhist monastery located in Puli Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest Buddhist temple in Nantou County.

History

Construction began in 1990 and ended with completion in 2001. From 2001 until 2006 it was the world's tallest Buddhist building and has been the world's tallest Buddhist temple since 2001.[1]

Architecture

The temple sits in a 25 hectares of complex. It was designed by Taiwanese-based Chinese architect C. Y. Lee and constructed with a cost of US$650 million.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chung Tai Chan Monastery". RoundTAIWANRound. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Chung Tai Chan Monastery". taichung.guide. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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